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2019 Sinjar clashes

Sinjar clashes (2019)
Date17 March[1][2] – 21 March 2019[3]
(4 days)
Location
Sinjar District, Iraq
Result Cease fire
Belligerents

 Iraq

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]

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.

  1. ^ a b c "Iraqi forces, Yezidi PKK-affiliated militia clash near Syrian border". www.kurdistan24.net. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Cite error: The named reference AAMarch19 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference K24March19 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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