Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar (2021)

Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar (2021)
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
Date 16 August 2021 Location Sinjar, Iraqi Kurdistan Sikeniye village, Sinjar District Result Assassination of Seîd Hesen
Belligerents
Turkey	Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ)
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Seîd Hesen  †
Casualties and losses
None	11 killed: - Seîd Hesen, his nephew and a YBŞ fighter Îsa Xwedêda. - 4 YBŞ fighters, Hemîd Sadun (Qîran Sîba) and Xidir Şeref (Pîr Xidir), Rami al-Salim (Ronî) and Meytem Khidir Khalaf (Serhed Zemar) - 4 hospital's health staff, Elî Reşo Xidir, Sedo Îlyas Reşo, Hecî Xidir and Muhlise Sîdar Wounded : - 3 people - 4 hospital's health staff

The August 16 and 17, 2021 Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar were several airstrikes on Sinjar District which targeted the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) fighters including Seîd Hesen, a leading member of that organization,^[1] and also bombing a hospital in the Sikeniye village. Except Hesen two others were killed in the airstrike of 16 August including Seid Hesen's nephew and a YBŞ fighter Îsa Xwedêda, and three others also wounded. As a result of 17 August airstrikes which targeted the hospital of Sikeniye, eight people were assassinated including four hospital staff and four YBŞ fighters who were responsible for the security of the hospital.^[2]