Kurdish Peshmerga Flee their Posts by Force

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The Iraqi military has taken control of several significant areas in northwestern Iraq this week, compelling the Kurdish Peshmerga to flee their posts, often without a fight.

The Iraqi military started the week by capturing the provincial capital of Kirkuk, K1 Base, and its nearby oil fields, including the Bai Hassan and Dibs refineries.

In addition to the seizure of Kirkuk, the Iraqi forces turned their focus to the Yazidi populated city of Sinjar in Iraq’s northwestern countryside.

Yazidi-led Hashd Al-Sha’abi fighters managed to seize Sinjar after Kurdish Peshmerga fighters fled their posts inside the city – zero fighting was reported.

Shortly after Hashd Al-Sha’abi seized Sinjar, the Peshmerga fled the Rabi’ah Crossing into Syria’s Al-Hasakah Governorate.