PKK Founds Electoral List in Sinjar, Attempting to Participate in Iraqi Elections: Official

MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : UNDER THE PKK UMBRELLA IN SINJAR  / SOUTH KURDISTAN-IRAQ

BasNews – 01/05/2018 – 12:18 – ERBIL – Even though the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced a few weeks ago its intention to withdraw from Sinjar, it is still present in the region, attempting to participate in the Iraqi parliamentary election under a new electoral list, said an official.

Qasim Shasho, head of Sinjar Directorate of Security, told BasNews that the armed group seeks to win some seats of the parliament through a new electoral list dubbed “Yezidis Free and Democratic Party”. “PKK has not fully withdrawn from Sinjar, and it continues its political and military activities in the region,” said Shasho.The group announced on March 23rd that it would leave the Kurdish canton, adding that its mission in the area was finished and the Iraqi army would secure the city. www.mesop.de