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With the Islamic State gone from Sinjar, Kurdish groups battle for control

After Sinjar was liberated from the Islamic State, a new conflict arose among Kurdish parties as to who should administer the area.

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Two members of the PKK-affiliated Yazidi force known as the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) stand next to a military vehicle with a PKK flag on top of it, Sinjar, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2015. — Mohammed A. Salih

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