Sinjar clashes (2017)

Part of the Iraqi Civil War (2014–present), and the Spillover of the Syrian Civil War

Fallow terrace fields in the Sinjar Mountains.

Date	3 March 2017 (1 day)
Location	Khanasor, Nineveh Province, Iraq
Result	Ceasefire

Belligerents

Kurdish National Council (KNC)
Supported by:

Kurdistan Democratic Party

Turkey (alleged)

Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ)

Êzîdxan Women's Units (YJÊ)

PKK

Commanders and leaders

Unknown

Zardasht Shingali
(YBŞ commander)

Rosyar Vejin
(YJÊ commander)

Units involved

Rojava Peshmerga

YBŞ

Asayîşa Êzîdxanê

PKK

Strength

c. 500 fighters, 30 Humvees (YBŞ claim)

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Unknown number killed, c. 12 wounded(local reports)
"Dozens" killed, "dozens" surrendered, 4 captured(pro-PKK claim)

5 killed, 20 wounded, 5 captured

2 killed

Several civilians killed

Zardasht Shingali
(YBŞ commander)

YBŞ

PKK

The Sinjar clashes of 3 March 2017 occurred between pro-PKK forces, namely the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) and the Êzîdxan Women's Units (YJÊ), and the Rojava Peshmerga that serve as the Kurdish National Council's paramilitary wing. After KNC forces entered the town of Khanasor in the Iraqi Sinjar Mountains, fighting boke out among unclear circumstances, resulting in dozens of casualties.

The clashes have widely been seen as symptomatic for the high tensions among the forces that fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) around Sinjar, and the risk that these tensions could escalate into turf wars, which would degrade any attempts to drive the extremist group from the region for good.

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