These YBS are of no importance, the federal forces have presence in those area's and the YBS have no access or direct link to Qandil. Even if the YBS/PKK fully controlled that part of Sinjar you could see it as just a small expanded enclave of the YPG land in Syria, there's no added strategic...
Iraq threatens to resume military operations against Kurds
The Iraqi Joint Operations Command accused the KRG of using the talks to “buy time” in order to strengthen Kurdish lines.
KRG lied again about the negotiations with Baghdad, they simply used the political games to buy time and dug more trenches, brought in YPG, PKK and Pesh reinforcements...
Finished the BSc. in CS but looking for a US/UK/Canada Master now for cyber sec, I must say it's been a tough search, what country would you choose? I know you did some in Denmark, I can study there for free but I rather do so in an English speaking state, didn't you encounter any difficulty...
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The situation is returning to that of pre 1991 war.
The KRG made major gains in several occurrences; 1991 war, 2003 war, 2014 IS takeover.
Iraqi forces are now being stationed on the border crossings with Turkey and Iran, Baghdad also insists on controlling all federal entry points (Arbil...
Such a move states that Turkey wants a ground border link with Baghdad. I don't get why the KRG is still trying to oppose it, they are still choosing hostility and confrontation over negotiations, all that whilst they're aware they cannot win it militarily.
The KRG is ending up with less than...
Germany supports the Kurdish cause in the entire region, also in Iraq more than anyone else. They have provided 0 lethal arms to Baghdad, but have supplied the KRG with a massive amount of arms and are still doing so despite the war between the central gov and the KRG.
Although i'm not too...
It's not a fight that depletes either side militarily, ISF is not using any of its air force neither heavy artillery. Therfor the ISF is not being depleted, neither is the Pesh given that they are not being struck severely. The objective is not to kill them, it's to take back the area's.
Hence...
Small army unit was ambushed by a larger Kurdish force, it is said the Pesh violated an agreement between both sides. Very sad for those that died and got wounded cause some 'commander' of the pesh decided to open fire. Stupid mistake by the pesh though, large reinforcements have been sent and...