MESOP : HOW TO LIBERATE SINJAR ? – Kurdish Yazidi Commander: Zumar is the Key to Freeing Sinjar

25.10.2014 – BasNews, Zumar – Kurdish Yazidi Commander Qassem Darbo has spoken about the liberation of Zumar in the Mosul area, claiming that it will facilitate the Peshmerga to free Sinjar too as Zumar is on the strategically vital road to Sinjar.In a statement to BasNews, Darbo said that in the four days that Islamic State (IS) militants have been continuously attacking the Peshmerga forces in Merka and Sulav around Mosul, IS have retreated because fighting in the current heavy rain was not in their interests.

“The insurgents advanced a bit in some areas, but then they retreated to their held areas,” said Darbo. He continued, “Unfortunately, they destroyed five tombs, including Mahmarashqa, Amani and Mulla Farqani located next to the cement factory in the west of Sinjar.”On Saturday afternoon, Peshmerga forces entered Zumar and completely cleared the town of IS militants and took control of the biggest oil field in the town.