Heavy deployment of troops continues in Shengal 

2020-11-26 12:44:06


	NEWS CENTER - Following the agreement between the KDP and Baghdad on Shengal, large contingents of troops are being deployed to the region. At least 8,000 soldiers were deployed there within two days.

	 

	On 9 October, the KDP signed an agreement with the central government in Baghdad on the control of the region of Shengal. On 24 November, the Iraqi government and the KDP began deploying troops to the region. This deployment increased dramatically within 24 hours. The Iraqi government justified this action alleging the need to protect the border and to replace the forces stationed in Shengal. However, no troops were withdrawn, but new special police and military units were brought into the region.

	 

	Shengal is one of the targets of the attack carried out by the Turkish army and the resistance units YBŞ which are regarded as “part of the PKK" by the Erdoğan regime and the KDP. Due to the close cooperation between the KDP and the Turkish state, it is not unlikely that Turkish units will be involved in the mobilization. Part of the agreement between Baghdad and Hewlêr is the dissolution of the Yazidi self-defense forces.