What Lies Beneath the Seizure of Sinjar?

... gaining as much as possible ground on what they consider to be the Syrian Kurdistan. Furthermore, the YPG has to face the Turkish threat on its Northern flank, whereas the US need Turkish air asset in Incirlik to efficiently carry out air strikes in Syria. In Iraq, the victory in Sinjar has demonstrated the ability of the Kurds to overcome their internal disputes which led to critical clashes a few weeks before the offensive. It might furthermore be the prelude of a wider offensive on Mosul, a target clearly quoted by Iraqi Kurdistan President, Massoud Barzani, in his ...