I'm sorry but this wasn't solely a Peshmerga operation.
Indeed 8000 Pesh launched the attack from Rabia & Zummar towards Mt Sinjar but YPG/PKK attacked at the same time from the West of Mt. Sinjar and freed a corridor to Syria. HPG/HPS/PKK and some Peshmerga were already on the mountain (since they freed a number of Yezidi in August). YPG/PKK met Peshmerga on the now freed mountain, and all parties together headed towards Sinjar city which they liberated together.
There is an amount of flaws in your article.
1st. The amount of enslaved Yazidi women/children. Matthew Barber has documented the names of enslaved people. His list contains already 5000 names. He thinks though that when he's finished documenting the list will have about 7000 names..
2. You don't mention anywhere the role of YPG/PKK. There have been numerous interviews (taped & documented) that if it hadn't been for the YPG/PKK, no Yezidi would have survived. They fought a corridor into Shengal from which 1000's of people could escape. Ever since they stayed on the mountain to train YPG/PKK to defend themselves (HPS). The betrayal of the fleeing KDP Peshmerga that left the Yezidi helpless to IS has left deep wounds and distrust in the Yezidi community.
3. Another issue is the fact that the Yezidi have asked numerous times for weapons to fight IS themselves, from the time IS was approaching their villages, but never received them. KDP Peshmerga have received weapons from all over the world, but none were given to the Yezidi fighters. The only actual help/assistance came from YPG/PKK. By not mentioning their important role you're story isn't correct. They were the ones that 1. fought the corridor to let them escape from Sinjar, 2. stayed on the mountain to defend te remaining Yezidi, 3. trained Yezidi forces to defend themselves (HPS).
I'm sorry but this wasn't solely a Peshmerga operation.
Indeed 8000 Pesh launched the attack from Rabia & Zummar towards Mt Sinjar but YPG/PKK attacked at the same time from the West of Mt. Sinjar and freed a corridor to Syria. HPG/HPS/PKK and some Peshmerga were already on the mountain (since they freed a number of Yezidi in August). YPG/PKK met Peshmerga on the now freed mountain, and all parties together headed towards Sinjar city which they liberated together.
There is an amount of flaws in your article.
1st. The amount of enslaved Yazidi women/children. Matthew Barber has documented the names of enslaved people. His list contains already 5000 names. He thinks though that when he's finished documenting the list will have about 7000 names..
2. You don't mention anywhere the role of YPG/PKK. There have been numerous interviews (taped & documented) that if it hadn't been for the YPG/PKK, no Yezidi would have survived. They fought a corridor into Shengal from which 1000's of people could escape. Ever since they stayed on the mountain to train YPG/PKK to defend themselves (HPS). The betrayal of the fleeing KDP Peshmerga that left the Yezidi helpless to IS has left deep wounds and distrust in the Yezidi community.
3. Another issue is the fact that the Yezidi have asked numerous times for weapons to fight IS themselves, from the time IS was approaching their villages, but never received them. KDP Peshmerga have received weapons from all over the world, but none were given to the Yezidi fighters. The only actual help/assistance came from YPG/PKK. By not mentioning their important role you're story isn't correct. They were the ones that 1. fought the corridor to let them escape from Sinjar, 2. stayed on the mountain to defend te remaining Yezidi, 3. trained Yezidi forces to defend themselves (HPS).
Here are some links that support my comments:
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2014/09/08/not-all-peshmerga-are-the-same/
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/17/how-the-u-s-favored-kurds-abandoned-the-yazidis-when-isis-attacked.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjLNcUaIbl8
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/pkk-saved-us-when-peshmergas-ran-away-yazidis/story-fnb64oi6-1227028570139