PKK affiliates maintain presence in Shingal: Peshmerga commander
A Peshmerga commander based in Shingal, northern Iraq, has stated the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is maintaining its presence in the region, Anadolu Agency reported.
“PKK-affiliated armed groups have maintained their presence in Shingal under different names in solidarity with the Hashd al-Shaabi,” Qasim Shesho said on March 28.
Shesho said Iraqi troops had been deployed in Shingal and in the town of Sinun.
“It is uncertain when PKK-affiliated groups will leave Shingal. More than 1,000 armed groups are present in shingal. Most of them include Yezidis,” he added.
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