INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Shafaq News/ Arabs fighting with the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) refused to take part in the ongoing confrontations with the Iraqi army in
Sinjar's al-Shamal sub-district
"Hundreds threw down their arms and left the YBS ranks after the clashes that erupted between the army and the forces loyal to the Kurdistan
Workers Party (PKK)," a source revealed
Clashes first erupted late on Sunday when the Iraqi military launched an operation to clear the area of YBS forces
The fighting between the Iraqi army and the YBS intensified on Monday, spreading to other areas in Sinjar district.The Iraqi military said
the offensive was to dismantle YBS checkpoints that had prevented citizens from returning to their homes and undermined Iraqi state
authorities.Soldiers attempted to open the roads but came under “heavy fire”, the military said in a statement, referencing the presence
of “snipers on the rooftops” and mine-riddled roads.
