Sinjar clashes (2019)

Skirmish between Iraq and PKK forces

Sinjar clashes (2019)

| Date| 17 March[1][2] – 21 March 2019[3]
(4 days)

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Location|

Sinjar District, Iraq

Result|  Cease fire
Belligerents

Iraq

* Ground Forces

|  Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK)
Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ)
Casualties and losses
3 killed[1][2][4]|  2 killed,[3] 5 wounded[1]
Many injuries reported on both sides.[5]

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Iraqi insurgency
(2017–present)

Battles and operations

* Sinjar

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Major insurgent attacks

* 2018 Baghdad
* Hawija
* Al Tarmia
* Al-Qa'im
* Karbala
* Kirkuk
* Jan 2021 Baghdad
* Diyala

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Cross-border operations

* Deir ez-Zor
* Syrian Desert

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Iranian–U.S. conflict

* K-1 Air Base
* 2019 U.S. bombing of Kata'ib Hezbollah
* Attack on U.S. embassy in Baghdad
* Assassination of Qasem Soleimani
* reactions
* Operation Martyr Soleimani
* Camp Taji
* 2021 Erbil
* Feb 2021 U.S. bombing of Kata'ib Hezbollah
* Jun 2021 U.S. bombing of Kata'ib Hezbollah
* 2022 Erbil

The Sinjar clashes (2019) refer to a conflict that took place between the Iraqi Army and Kurdistan Worker's Party-affiliated forces in the Sinjar from 17 March to 21 March 2019.

## Clashes[edit]

Clashes between Iraqi forces and PKK-affiliated militants began in the Hasawik area of Sinun on 17 March 2019, where two Iraqi soldiers died and five YBŞ miliatans were wounded.[1] The clashes broke out after the militants were denied passage through an army checkpoint and they then attempted to drive through it, driving into one soldier and shooting at the checkpoint.[2]

Additional clashes broke out on 19 March, leaving one Iraqi soldier dead.[4] The fatal clashes took place in Om Diban area, near the Iraq–Syria border, and injuries were reported on both sides in addition to the one death. In Bab Shilo area, Iraq deployed three brigades and demanded that the YBŞ evacuate the area. The YBŞ refused to withdraw and clashes subsequently broke out.[5]

## See also[edit]

* Sinjar clashes (2017)
* April 2017 Turkish airstrikes in Syria and Iraq
* Turkish strikes on Sinjar (2018)
* Sinjar clashes (2022)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Iraqi forces, Yezidi PKK-affiliated militia clash near Syrian border". www.kurdistan24.net. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
2. ^ a b c "Two Iraqi soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish PKK: military". Reuters. 17 March 2019 - via www.reuters.com.
3. ^ a b "Sinjar tension cools as local Yezidi militia meet with Baghdad". www.kurdistan24.net. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
4. ^ a b "Iraqi soldier killed in clashes with PKK terrorists". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
5. ^ a b "Iraq deploys 3 army brigades to Sinjar, new clashes with Yezidi fighters affiliated to PKK". www.kurdistan24.net. Retrieved 2019-03-20.

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