SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Clashes erupted between Iraqi military and Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) in Sinjar district on Monday, according to information Esta Media Network has obtained.
Residents told Esta Media Network that clashes erupted between the two sides at 5:30 p.m. after Ezdikhan Asayish (security) refused a request by a unit of the Iraqi military to leave the area in Sinune town near Sinjar.
“Clashes intensified after a YBS force and more Iraqi troops arrived at the sight,” they noted.
Casualties remained unclear.
There were no comments from the Iraqi government or the YBS.
The new development in Sinjar came after Turkish military launched a new cross-border operation in several areas in the Kurdistan Region.
Turkish warplanes, helicopters, drones, commandos and special forces participated in the air and land operation, according to the ministry.
Turkey’s defense ministry stressed that the operation was “carried out in coordination with our friends and allies”, without giving further details.
Turkish officials privately say they believe Baghdad is firmly on their side in fighting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), according to Reuters.
