Spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief: The transfer of responsibility for Mount Sinjar to the federal authorities will take place today.
Spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief: The transfer of responsibility for Mount Sinjar to the federal authorities will take place today.
10-26-2026
The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Sabah al-Nu’man, confirmed today, Monday, that the ceremony for the military disengagement of the Sinjar Protection Units will take place today. Al-Nu’man stated in a statement reported by the official agency that “under the supervision and follow-up of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ali Falih al-Zaidi, the ceremony for the military disengagement of the Sinjar Protection Units (YBS) will take place today, and their integration into the official Iraqi security apparatus will be carried out, and security responsibility in Mount Sinjar will be transferred to the federal authorities.”
He also explained that “this measure falls within the framework of the Iraqi government’s approach and program to restrict weapons to the state, in order to establish a new phase of security responsibility in Sinjar district.”
He added that “the Iraqi government appreciates the great sacrifices made by the sons of the Yazidi community in defending Iraq, in general and Sinjar district in particular, in the face of the forces of terrorism and extremism, and their commitment to national principles and the constitution, which prohibits the formation of military groups outside the framework of the armed forces.” He continued, “The federal government affirms its full responsibility to preserve the rights of the sons of the Yazidi community who fought terrorism and bravely confronted its extremist project, and who offered martyrs and wounded in this cause, and to compensate the families of the victims and those affected by the terrorist operations and to rebuild Sinjar district.”
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