Êzîdxan Protection Force
| Protection Force of Ezidkhan | |
|---|---|
| Hêza Parastina Êzîdxanê (HPÊ) | |
 Flag of the Êzîdxan Protection Force | |
| Leaders | Haydar Shesho |
| Dates of operation | 2014–present |
| Status | Active |
| Size | 7,000[1]–8,000[2] |
| Part of | Sinjar Alliance (2015–17) Peshmerga (since 2017)[3] |
| Allies |  Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) Êzidxan Women's Units (YJÊ) |
| Opponents |  Islamic State |
| Battles and wars | Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) |
The Protection Force of Êzîdxan (HPÊ)[nb 1] (Kurdish: Hêza Parastina Êzîdxanê ,هێزی پاراستنی ئێزیدخان,[4][5] Arabic: قوة حماية ايزيدخان[6]), is a Yazidi military force founded by Haydar Shesho in the summer of 2014 in response to the Sinjar massacre.[7] The force joined the Peshmerga of the Kurdistan Regional Government in 2017.[3] It is bigger than the other main Yazidi militia, the Sinjar Resistance Units, which is aligned with the Kurdistan Communities Union.[8]
The militia was known as the Protection Force of Sinjar or HPŞ (Kurdish: Hêza Parastina Şingal), also translated as Sinjar Defense Units[8] or Sinjar Protection Force, until November 2015, when it changed its name to Hêza Parastina Êzîdxanê or HPÊ.[9]
In October 2015, the HPŞ participated in the foundation of the Sinjar Alliance as an all-Yazidi joint commando umbrella structure with the Sinjar Resistance Units, the Êzîdxan Women's Units,[10] and other, independent Yazidi units recruited to the united Yazidi front.[11]
Under the joint command of the newly-founded Sinjar Alliance, the Protection Forces of Sinjar took part in the November 2015 Sinjar offensive.[12]
See also
Notes
- ^ Also transliterated as Ezidkhan Defense Units, Ezidkhan Protection Force, Protection Force of Ezidkhan, Êzîdxan Protection Force or Êzîdxan Defense Units
References
- ^ IS-Terror in Shingal: Wer kämpft gegen wen? Ein Überblick, Ezidi Press. 12 October 2014
- ^ With the Islamic State gone from Sinjar, Kurdish groups battle for control, Al-Monitor. 27 March 2016
- ^ a b Baxtiyar Goran (9 March 2017). "Haider Shesho: Ezidkhan Units take orders from President Barzani, Peshmerga Ministry". Kurdistan24.
- ^ "هێزی پاراستنی ئێزیدخان لە باکووری شنگال جێگیرکراون". Rûdaw (in Kurdish). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Hêza Parastina Êzîdxanê: Em li benda fermana Barzanî ne". Rûdaw (in Kurdish). 10 February 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "قوة حماية ايزيدخان والحزب الديمقراطي الايزيدي يرفضان تنصيب حازم تحسين بك اميرا جديدا". sotkurdistan.net (in Arabic). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Die Angst der Yeziden im Sindschar-Gebirge, 30 August 2014
- ^ a b Paraszczuk, Joanna (11 June 2015). "Yazidi militias fight IS in Iraq, amid Kurdish rivalries". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ ÊzîdîPress: HPŞ benennt sich in HPÊ um: Hêza Parastina Êzîdxan
- ^ "Yezidi forces form alliance against IS". Êzîdî Press. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Independent Yezidi units join Shingal alliance". Êzîdî Press. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Shingal: KurdInnen starten mit vereinten Kräften Großoffensive gegen IS". Kurdische Nachrichten (in German). 12 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
