The Latest: Kurd group PKK says will withdraw from Sinjar
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on developments regarding Iraq ,Turkey and Kurdish rebels (all times local): A Kurdish rebel group says it is withdrawing from the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, a move that follows threats of attack from Turkey. Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, says in a statement Friday they moved into Sinjar to protect the Yezidi people "from genocide" at the hands of the Islamic State group and are now withdrawing "having reached that aim. " PKK fighters moved into Sinjar — about 75 miles (120 kilometers) west of Mosul — in ...
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