| Ezidxane Asayish | |
|---|---|
| Asayîşa Êzîdxanê | |
 Flag of the Asayîşa Êzîdxanê | |
| Active | July 2016–present |
| Country | Iraq |
| Allegiance | Sinjar Resistance Units |
| Type | Police |
| Role | Security and policing |
| Size | 6,000(July 2017 claim)[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Co-commander | Hussein Erzurum[2] |
TheAsayish (Kurdish:Asayîş,lit. 'security'[3]), officially theEzidkhan Asayish[4] (Kurdish:Asayîşa Êzîdxanê,lit. 'Security Forces of Ezidkhan'), are thepolice force in the regions controlled by theSinjar Resistance Units, which is backed by thePKK. The force aims to protect the rights of theYazidi people as well as maintain law and order in theSinjar District where they are located.[2] It has a training post inSinjar, where the policemen are trained by senior PKK militants.[1] The force also gets official financial aid fromIraq.
The Asayîşa Êzîdxanê are officially not subordinated to theSinjar Resistance Units and shall attenuate the dependence from institutional powers. The lack of faith in the official powers is a consequence of the escape ofPeshmerga-troops in August 2014, which enabled theGenocide of Yazidis by ISIL, which overrun the lines of the Peshmerga into the land of the Yazidis. The new-founded force has the aim to create safety in the area controlled by thePKK andSinjar Resistance Units to enable the return of the Yazidis in the exodus. Recently, about 90% of the Yazidis hasn't returned toSinjar yet.[1]
There are tensions with theKDP of theIraqi Kurdistan region, because the KDP wants to rule over theSinjar mountains again, while many Yazidis feel betrayed and prefer self-defense and -determination now.[1]