Abbreviations
General
| Ar. |
Arabic |
| IDP |
Internally Displaced Person |
| IS(IS) |
Islamic State (of Iraq and Syria) |
| KRG |
Kurdish Regional Government |
| KRI |
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| Kurd. |
Kurdish |
| NGO |
non-governmental organisation |
| Pers. |
Persian |
| Russ. |
Russian |
| Tur. |
Turkish |
Parties and Militias
| HPÊ |
Hêza Parastina Êzîdxanê (Kurd.), Protection Force of Êzîdxan |
| HPG |
Hêzên Parastina Gel (Kurd.), People’s Defence Units |
| HPŞ |
Hêza Parastina Sinjar (Kurd.), Sinjar Protection Force |
| KDP |
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (Kurd.: Partiya Demokrata Kurdistanê (PDK)) |
| PADÊ |
Partiya Azadī û Demokrasiya Êzîdiya (Kurd.), Yezidi Freedom and Democracy Party |
| PÊD |
Partiya Êzîdîya Demokrat (Kurd.), Yezidi Democratic Party |
| PKK |
Partiya Karkarên Kurdistan (Kurd.), Kurdistan Workers’ Party |
| PUK |
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (Kurd.: Yekîtiya Nîştimanîya Kurdistanê (YNK)) |
| PYD |
Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat (Kurd.), Democratic Union Party |
| SDF |
Syrian Democratic Forces (Kurd.: Hêzên Sûriya Demokratîk (HSD)) |
| YBŞ |
Yekîneyên Berxwedana Şengalê (Kurd.), Sinjar Resistance Units |
| YJA STAR |
Yekîneyên Jinên Azadên Star (Kurd.), Star Free Women’s Units |
| YJŞ |
Yekîneyên Jinên Şengalê (Kurd.), Shengal’s Women’s Units |
| YPG |
Yekîneyên Parastina Gel (Kurd.), People’s Defence Units |
| YPJ |
Yekîneyên Parastina Jin (Kurd.), Women’s Defence Units |