Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: Impact of Turkish-PKK Peace Process on Iraqi Yezidis
February 28, 2026
February 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 27, 2026, by reporter and analyst Wladimir van Wilgenburg in its Terrorism Monitor:
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Impact of Turkish-PKK Peace Process on Iraqi Yezidis
Executive Summary:
* The Sinjar Resistance Unit (YBS)--based in Sinjar, Iraq--has so far refused to disarm despite the ongoing peace process between Turkiye and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), asserting that . . .
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Impact of Turkish-PKK Peace Process on Iraqi Yezidis
Executive Summary:
* The Sinjar Resistance Unit (YBS)--based in Sinjar, Iraq--has so far refused to disarm despite the ongoing peace process between Turkiye and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), asserting that . . .