Turkey will begin a massive invasion of Rojava starting as early as this week. Last Monday Turkish President Erdogan said that the army is “taking steps regarding the missing parts of the work we started to create a safe zone at a depth of 30 kilometers along with our southern borders.” He is referring to Turkey's last major operation in 2019 in which the Turkish Army took over large swaths of territory.
The military operation will likely be launched during a meeting of Turkey's National Security Council (MKG) on Thursday.
Turkey's pending invasion of Rojava has implications for Kurds and Yazidis here in Sinjar. Last April, when the Iraqi Army initiated an attack on Sinjar defense forces, it was done in coordination with Turkey's invasion of the Zap and Metina regions of Northern Iraq. The townspeople of Sinjar fear that the Iraqi Army may be timing their military operations with Turkey once again, which would mean possible attacks on the Sinjar defenses. The YBS defense forces of Sinjar also report heightened patrols of Turkish drones throughout this region.
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Turkey will begin a massive invasion of Rojava starting as early as this week. Last Monday Turkish President Erdogan said that the army is “taking steps regarding the missing parts of the work we started to create a safe zone at a depth of 30 kilometers along with our southern borders.” He is referring to Turkey's last major operation in 2019 in which the Turkish Army took over large swaths of territory.
The military operation will likely be launched during a meeting of Turkey's National Security Council (MKG) on Thursday.
Turkey's pending invasion of Rojava has implications for Kurds and Yazidis here in Sinjar. Last April, when the Iraqi Army initiated an attack on Sinjar defense forces, it was done in coordination with Turkey's invasion of the Zap and Metina regions of Northern Iraq. The townspeople of Sinjar fear that the Iraqi Army may be timing their military operations with Turkey once again, which would mean possible attacks on the Sinjar defenses. The YBS defense forces of Sinjar also report heightened patrols of Turkish drones throughout this region.
Although fighting in the region has paused, residents see signs that fighting could again return to Sinjar. The Iraqi Army has not concluded talks with the Yazidi protection forces following armed clashes in Sinjar which began on April 18. Although it appears that the Iraqi army has not been firing on YBS positions for five days since May 3, Iraqi troops do not appear to be withdrawing at the present time. Sources close to the negotiation say that the two sides are still in a stalemate regarding Iraqi government's demands that the YBS, YJS, and Asayis forces organized by the Yazidi people withdraw from the area. Meanwhile, thousands of residents of Sinjar have left the area for refugee tents in places like Sardest, high in the mountains.
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Turkey will begin a massive invasion of Rojava starting as early as this week. Last Monday Turkish President Erdogan said that the army is “taking steps regarding the missing parts of the work we started to create a safe zone at a depth of 30 kilometers along with our southern borders.” He is referring to Turkey's last major operation in 2019 in which the Turkish Army took over large swaths of territory.
The military operation will likely be launched during a meeting of Turkey's National Security Council (MKG) on Thursday.
Turkey's pending invasion of Rojava has implications for Kurds and Yazidis here in Sinjar. Last April, when the Iraqi Army initiated an attack on Sinjar defense forces, it was done in coordination with Turkey's invasion of the Zap and Metina regions of Northern Iraq. The townspeople of Sinjar fear that the Iraqi Army may be timing their military operations with Turkey once again, which would mean possible attacks on the Sinjar defenses. The YBS defense forces of Sinjar also report heightened patrols of Turkish drones throughout this region.
