The Gate Stone Institute wrote in its report on Turkish military operations in northern Iraq and Syria that "These operations are more of a war crime than a counter-terrorism, given their impact on the lives of civilians."
"It is necessary for both the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to recognize the political administration and military force of Shingal, because these forces defend the people of Shingal," a member of the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (KDPS) said.
The representative of the Democratic Syrian Parliament in the Iraqi Kurdistan region stated that the self-ruling administration in northern Syria wants to make the genocide of the Yazidi minority to be recognized worldwide.