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Malik Al-Tawus militia took part in the August 2014 [[Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014)|Northern Iraq offensive]]. Killing at least 22 ISIS fighters and destroying 5 armoured vehicles, in the vicinity of the [[Sinjar Mountains]].<ref name=JuT>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/middle-east-updates/1.611734|title=Yazidi militia claims to have killed at least 22 Islamic State militants|work=Haaretz|date=22 August 2014|accessdate=7 November 2014}}</ref> |
Malik Al-Tawus militia took part in the August 2014 [[Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014)|Northern Iraq offensive]]. Killing at least 22 ISIS fighters and destroying 5 armoured vehicles, in the vicinity of the [[Sinjar Mountains]].<ref name=JuT>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/middle-east-updates/1.611734|title=Yazidi militia claims to have killed at least 22 Islamic State militants|work=Haaretz|date=22 August 2014|accessdate=7 November 2014}}</ref> |
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Hundreds of Yazidis received training from [[People's Protection Units|YPG]] instructors at the Serimli military base in Qamishli, Syria, before being sent back to the mount Sinjar frontlines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aina.org/news/20140817144252.htm|title=Kurdish Militants Train Hundreds of Yazidis to Fight Islamic State|work=Aina|date=17 August 2014|accessdate=7 November 2014}}</ref> |
Hundreds of Yazidis received training from [[People's Protection Units|YPG]] instructors at the Serimli military base in Qamishli, Syria, before being sent back to the mount Sinjar frontlines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aina.org/news/20140817144252.htm|title=Kurdish Militants Train Hundreds of Yazidis to Fight Islamic State|work=Aina|date=17 August 2014|accessdate=7 November 2014}}</ref> These forces were re-branded as the "Sinjar Resistance Units".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ezidipress.com/blog/is-terror-in-shingal-wer-kaempft-gegen-wen-ein-ueberblick/|title=IS-Terror in Shingal: Wer kämpft gegen wen? Ein Überblick|work=Êzidî Press|date=12 October 2014}} Retrieved 17 November 2014.</ref><br> |
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Malik Al-Tawus commander [[Sheikh Khairy Khedr]] was killed in action, during the October 2014 clashes in Sinjar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/worlds/647|title=Iraqi journalists flee as ISIS closes in|work=|date=24 October 2014|accessdate=7 November 2014}}</ref> |
Malik Al-Tawus commander [[Sheikh Khairy Khedr]] was killed in action, during the October 2014 clashes in Sinjar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/worlds/647|title=Iraqi journalists flee as ISIS closes in|work=|date=24 October 2014|accessdate=7 November 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:43, 17 November 2014
| Sinjar Resistance Units | |
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| Leaders | Sheikh Khairy Khedr † Qasim Shesho [1] |
| Dates of operation | 2007 - Present[2] |
| Active regions | Iraq |
| Verbündete |  Peshmerga  Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)  People's Protection Units (YPG) |
| Opponents |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Battles and wars | Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014) Sinjar massacre |
The Malik Al-Tawus Troop (Arabic: "King Peacock Troop") is a non-political Yezidi militia formed in Iraq in 2007 to protect the Yezidi community Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan in the wake of attacks by Iraqi insurgents.[4]
Activity
Malik Al-Tawus militia took part in the August 2014 Northern Iraq offensive. Killing at least 22 ISIS fighters and destroying 5 armoured vehicles, in the vicinity of the Sinjar Mountains.[2]
Hundreds of Yazidis received training from YPG instructors at the Serimli military base in Qamishli, Syria, before being sent back to the mount Sinjar frontlines.[5] These forces were re-branded as the "Sinjar Resistance Units".[6]
Malik Al-Tawus commander Sheikh Khairy Khedr was killed in action, during the October 2014 clashes in Sinjar.[7]
See also
Persecution of Yazidis by ISIL
References
- ^ "No Escape from Mount Sinjar". Foreign Policy. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Yazidi militia claims to have killed at least 22 Islamic State militants". Haaretz. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Yazidis Form Militia To Protect Sinjar Mountain". Aina. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Christian Population Dwindling Due To Threats, Attacks". Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Kurdish Militants Train Hundreds of Yazidis to Fight Islamic State". Aina. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "IS-Terror in Shingal: Wer kämpft gegen wen? Ein Überblick". Êzidî Press. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Iraqi journalists flee as ISIS closes in". 24 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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