Mixed feelings around the Sinjar deal. Hope that it puts an end to the impasse over Sinjar. Fear that it— once again— places the destiny of Sinjar in the hands of external players. 1/4 https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/10/1075102

2/4 For decades, Sinjar was ruled through external co-optation of local elites which empowered single Yazidi individuals but left the community divided and as a bargaining chip of regional politics. Rule through proxies is what paved the way to the 2014 genocide. 2/4

3/3 The 2014 tragedy brought a new generation of Yazidi to engage, break patterns of rule through proxies and take in their hand the destiny of their land. @YazdaOrg @murad_ismael @NadiaMuradBasee are among leading examples. 3/4

4/4 This political awareness so vivid among many young Yazidi women and men is the way forward for Sinjar. Top-down implementation of the deal with power-sharing agreement among external players will once again empower proxies and leave Sinjar vulnerable. 4/4