Intra-Kurdish tensions high amidst provocations and protests
Security forces affiliated with Kurdistan's ruling KDP party have deployed near several PKK-heavy areas, raising the prospect of more violent confrontations.
PKK-aligned paramilitary fighters stationed west of Sinjar on Nov. 12, 2015. (PATRICK OSGOOD/Iraq Oil Report)
SULAIMANIYA - A volatile rivalry between two Kurdish factions, which burst into deadly fighting two weeks ago in Sinjar, continues to escalate with protests and provocative troop movements.
Forces aligned with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) of Massoud Barzani, the acting president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), have deployed to several areas in Erbil and Dohuk provinces, provoking demonstrations and creating friction with local residents.
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