Can Baghdad finally resolve the crisis in Sinjar?

Can Baghdad finally resolve the crisis in Sinjar? Submitted by Wladimir van Wilgenburg on Thu, 10/29/2026 - 09:25 Since the genocide of the Yazidis in 2014, Sinjar in northern Iraq has been the site of a fierce power struggle Iraqi security forces along the border with Syria in Sinjar district, on 22 January 2026 (AFP) Off Earlier this week, the Iraqi government announced that the Yazidi-led armed group that had been a dominant force in the Sinjar governorate had finally been integrated into the state. The Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a group linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),…