The Asayish (), officially the Ezidkhan Asayish (), are the

police force The police are a constituted body of people empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself. This commonly includes ensuring the safety, health, and possessions of citizen ...

in the regions controlled by the

Sinjar Resistance Units The Sinjar Resistance Units (; ''YBŞ'') is a Yazidi militia formed in Sinjar, northern Iraq. It was formed in 2007 to protect Yazidis in the wake of the Qahtaniyah bombings. It is the second largest Yazidi militia, after the pro- KRG Êzîdx ...

, which is backed by the PKK. The force aims to protect the rights of the

Yazidi Yazidis, also spelled Yezidis (; ), are a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. The majority of Yazidis remaining in ...

people as well as maintain law and order in the

Sinjar District The Sinjar District or the Shingal District (, ) is a district of the Nineveh Governorate. The district seat is the town of Sinjar. The district has two subdistricts, al-Shemal and al-Qayrawan. The district is one of two major population centers ...

where they are located. It has a training post in

Sinjar Sinjar (; , ) is a town in the Sinjar District of the Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located about five kilometers south of the Sinjar Mountains. Its population in 2013 was estimated at 88,023, and is predominantly Yazidi. History ...

, where the policemen are trained by senior PKK militants. The force also gets official financial aid from

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

. The Asayîşa Êzîdxanê are officially not subordinated to the

and shall attenuate the dependence from institutional powers. The lack of faith in the official powers is a consequence of the escape of

Peshmerga The Peshmerga () are the internal security forces of Kurdistan Region. According to the Constitution of Iraq, regional governments are responsible for "the establishment and organization of the internal security forces for the region such as p ...

-troops in August 2014, which enabled the

Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL The Yazidi genocide was perpetrated by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2017. It was characterized by massacres, genocidal rape, and forced conversions to Islam. The Yazidis are a Kurdish-speaking people who are indigenous t ...

, which overrun the lines of the Peshmerga into the land of the Yazidis. The new-founded force has the aim to create safety in the area controlled by the PKK and

to enable the return of the Yazidis in the exodus. Recently, about 90% of the Yazidis hasn't returned to

yet. There are tensions with the

KDP KDP may refer to: Businesses *Kindle Direct Publishing, an e-publisher that bans without reason *Keurig Dr Pepper, a beverage conglomerate Political parties * Karpatendeutsche Partei (KdP; Carpathian Germany Party), Czechoslovakia * Katipunan ...

of the

Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan () refers to the Kurds, Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of Greater Kurdistan in West Asia, which also includes parts of southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdist ...

region, because the KDP wants to rule over the

Sinjar mountains The Sinjar Mountains (, , ), are a mountain range that runs east to west, rising above the surrounding alluvial steppe plains in northwestern Iraq to an elevation of . The highest segment of these mountains, about long, lies in the Nineveh Gov ...

again, while many Yazidis feel betrayed and prefer self-defense and -determination now.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Asayisa Ezidxane Apoist organizations in Iraq Anti-ISIL factions in Iraq Law enforcement in Iraq Paramilitary organizations based in Iraq Sinjar Alliance Yazidi organizations in Iraq

See also

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