Makhmour clashes 2023
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The Makhmour clashes occurred between Iraqi Ground Forces and Peshmerga in the Kurdish majority Makhmur District and its surrounding northwestern mountain range. The district is part of the disputed territories, and as such, the area is claimed by the Kurdistan Regional Government. Prior to the clashes, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were stationed in military posts between the two sides as well as in Makhmour refugee camp. The clashes began after PKK suddenly withdrew from their posts, allowing the Iraqi army to take control of the camp as well as advance further north towards Erbil. The KRG rejected the move, claiming that it violated a previous agreement between the Iraqi army’s Nineveh Joint Operations Command and Peshmerga. Kurdish officials later attributed the clashes to “a misunderstanding”.
