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{{short description|Leader of the Yazidi Sinjar resistance units}}{{Infobox military person
{{short description|Leader of the Yazidi Sinjar resistance units}}
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{{Infobox military person
| name = Khairy Khedr
| name = Khairy Khedr
| death_date = October 22 2014
| image = Khairy Sheikh Khidir.jpg
| death_date = 22 October 2014
| birth_place = [[Siba Sheikh Khidir]], [[Sinjar District|Sinjar]], [[Nineveh Governorate]], [[Iraq]]
| death_place = [[Sinjar Mountains]], [[Sinjar District|Sinjar]], [[Nineveh Governorate]], [[Iraq]]
| birth_place = [[Siba Sheikh Khidir]], [[Sinjar District|Sinjar]], [[Nineveh Governorate]], Iraq
| allegiance = Malik Al-Tawus Troop (2007-2014) <br />{{flagicon image|Flag of YBŞ.svg|border=no}} [[Sinjar Resistance Units|YBŞ]] (2014)
| death_place = [[Sinjar Mountains]], Sinjar, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
| allegiance = Malik Al-Tawus Troop (2007–2014) <br />{{flagicon image|Flag of YBŞ.svg|border=no}} [[Sinjar Resistance Units|YBŞ]] (2014)
| battles = [[Iraqi Civil War (2014-2017)]]
| battles = [[War in Iraq (2013–2017)]]
*[[Sinjar massacre]]
*[[Sinjar massacre]]
*[[Battle of Sharfadin Temple]]
*[[December 2014 Sinjar offensive]]{{KIA}}
*[[December 2014 Sinjar offensive]]{{KIA}}
}}
}}


'''Sheikh Khairy Khedr''' (? – October 2014) was the Commander and founder of the [[Yazidi]] militia Malik Al-Tawus Troop, which later became the [[Sinjar Resistance Units]] (YBŞ). He was born in [[Jazeera, Iraq|Siba Sheikh Khidir]] (Jazeera).
'''Sheikh Khairy Khedr''' (? – 22 October 2014) was the Commander and founder of the [[Yazidi]] militia Malik Al-Tawus Troop, which later became the [[Sinjar Resistance Units]] (YBŞ). He was born in [[Jazeera, Iraq|Siba Sheikh Khidir]] (Jazeera).


== Background ==
The community of Siba Sheikh Khidir is located about 20&nbsp;km south of the [[Sinjar Mountains]]. Siba Sheikh Khidir was one of the first settlements attacked by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Caucasus Province|Islamic State]] (IS) on 3 August 2014 at the beginning of the [[Sinjar massacre]]. The village is also one of the two villages that was almost completely destroyed in the [[2007 Yazidi communities bombings]].
The community of Siba Sheikh Khidir is located about 20 km south of the [[Sinjar Mountains]]. Siba Sheikh Khidir was one of the first settlements attacked by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Caucasus Province|Islamic State]] (IS) on 3 August 2014 at the beginning of the [[Sinjar massacre]]. The village is also one of the two villages that was almost completely destroyed in the [[2007 Yazidi communities bombings]].


== Resistance against ISIS ==
Commander of Sinjar Resistance Units Sheikh Khairy Khedr was [[killed in action]] during the October 2014 clashes in Sinjar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/iraqi-army-bombs-positions-help-yazidis-141619132.html|publisher = [[Indo-Asian News Service]] | via = [[Yahoo! News]] | title= Iraqi army bombs IS positions to help Yazidis |date=24 October 2014|accessdate=16 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/worlds/647|publisher = [[The News Minute]] | title=Iraqi journalists flee as ISIS closes in|work=|date=24 October 2014|accessdate=7 November 2014}}</ref> He was mortally wounded, on October 22, by an Islamic State [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar bomb]] that also wounded a second Sinjar Resistance Unit fighter and killed another, and he died five hours later.<ref name=fp>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/11/04/no-escape-from-sinjar-mountain/|title=No Escape From Sinjar Mountain|last=Su|first=Alice|date=November 4, 2014|website=Foreign Policy|publisher=|access-date=November 16, 2016}}</ref> Medical assistance was not available in time because the fighters and many Yazidi civilians had been surrounded on Sinjar Mountain. Yazidi fighters said that they were armed mostly with rifles, but the Islamic State forces used rockets and missiles as well as the mortar attacks.<ref name=fp />
Commander of Sinjar Resistance Units Sheikh Khairy Khedr was [[killed in action]] during the October 2014 clashes in Sinjar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/iraqi-army-bombs-positions-help-yazidis-141619132.html|publisher = [[Indo-Asian News Service]] | via = [[Yahoo! News]] | title= Iraqi army bombs IS positions to help Yazidis |date=24 October 2014|accessdate=16 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/worlds/647|publisher = [[The News Minute]] | title=Iraqi journalists flee as ISIS closes in|work=|date=24 October 2014|accessdate=7 November 2014}}</ref> He was mortally wounded, on 22 October, by an [[Islamic State]] [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar bomb]] that also wounded a second Sinjar Resistance Unit fighter and killed another, and he died five hours later.<ref name=fp>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/11/04/no-escape-from-sinjar-mountain/|title=No Escape From Sinjar Mountain|last=Su|first=Alice|date=4 November 2014|website=Foreign Policy|publisher=|access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref> Medical assistance was not available in time because the fighters and many Yazidi civilians had been surrounded on Sinjar Mountain. Yazidi fighters said that they were armed mostly with rifles, but the Islamic State forces used rockets and missiles as well as the mortar attacks.<ref name=fp />


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Latest revision as of 22:35, 19 November 2024

Khairy Khedr
BornSiba Sheikh Khidir, Sinjar, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Died22 October 2014
Sinjar Mountains, Sinjar, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
AllegianceMalik Al-Tawus Troop (2007–2014)
YBŞ (2014)
Battles / warsWar in Iraq (2013–2017)

Sheikh Khairy Khedr (? – 22 October 2014) was the Commander and founder of the Yazidi militia Malik Al-Tawus Troop, which later became the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ). He was born in Siba Sheikh Khidir (Jazeera).

Background

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The community of Siba Sheikh Khidir is located about 20 km south of the Sinjar Mountains. Siba Sheikh Khidir was one of the first settlements attacked by the Islamic State (IS) on 3 August 2014 at the beginning of the Sinjar massacre. The village is also one of the two villages that was almost completely destroyed in the 2007 Yazidi communities bombings.

Resistance against ISIS

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Commander of Sinjar Resistance Units Sheikh Khairy Khedr was killed in action during the October 2014 clashes in Sinjar.[1][2] He was mortally wounded, on 22 October, by an Islamic State mortar bomb that also wounded a second Sinjar Resistance Unit fighter and killed another, and he died five hours later.[3] Medical assistance was not available in time because the fighters and many Yazidi civilians had been surrounded on Sinjar Mountain. Yazidi fighters said that they were armed mostly with rifles, but the Islamic State forces used rockets and missiles as well as the mortar attacks.[3]

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  1. ^ "Iraqi army bombs IS positions to help Yazidis". Indo-Asian News Service. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Yahoo! News.
  2. ^ "Iraqi journalists flee as ISIS closes in". The News Minute. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b Su, Alice (4 November 2014). "No Escape From Sinjar Mountain". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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