Hashd al-Shaabi unit takes position on Mount Shingal
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iran-backed Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi have climbed Mount Shingal just days after the group entered the Yezidi town of Shingal.
“A Hashd al-Shaabi unit along with the Iraqi army has been stationed near Chilmeran on the Mount Shingal,” Qasim Derbo, a Peshmerga commander said on Monday.
Iraqi forces entered Shingal last week as part of a larger operation aimed at bringing so-called disputed territories under central government control.
“A Hashd al-Shaabi unit along with the Iraqi army has been stationed near Chilmeran on the Mount Shingal,” Qasim Derbo, a Peshmerga commander said on Monday.
Mount Shingal is located outside the town and is 1400m above sea level. It also borders Syria on Kurdistan Region's far western front.
Iraqi forces entered Shingal last week as part of a larger operation aimed at bringing so-called disputed territories under central government control.
A Yezidi official in the Hashd al-Shaabi confirmed to Rudaw about the presence of their troops on the Mount.
“After October 17, many Hashd al-Shaabi and Iraqi army officials have visited the town of Shingal, one of whom was Mahdi al-Muhandis,” Naif Jasim of Ezidkhan Regiment, associated with the Hashd al-Shaabi, told Rudaw. Muhandis is the deputy leader of the Hashd al-Shaabi.