On 28 October, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) quoted Yazidi Cause Coalition spokesman Saeed Shamo asserting that Sinjar is exclusively a federal-government matter and rejecting Kurdistan Regional Government intervention. The channel also quoted KDP MP Bnas al-Doski invoking an official Sinjar agreement with Baghdad, alleging that Sinjar Protection Units impose themselves through arms and questioning their integration into the security forces.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media28 Oct, 21:51
“We have an official agreement with the central government concerning Sinjar. The YBŞ imposes itself on Sinjar through arms. Integrating the YBŞ into the security forces raises questions.”
لدينا اتفاقية رسمية مع الحكومة المركزية عن سنجار اليبشة تفرض نفسها على سنجار بالسلاح دمج اليبشة مع القوات الامنية يثير علامات الاستفهام
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media28 Oct, 22:06
“Yazidi Cause Coalition spokesman Saeed Shamo told Al-Ahad: The federal government is the only authority concerned with the Sinjar issue, and we will not allow the Regional Government to intervene.”
المتحدث باسم تحالف القضية الايزيدية سعيد شمو لـ"العهد": الحكومة الاتحادية هي الجهة الوحيدة المعنية بقضية سنجار ولن نسمح بتدخل حكومة الإقليم