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This paper examines the factors that have contributed to upholding the status quo in Sinjar, thus preventing change through the implementation of the provisions of the Sinjar Agreement. It argues that generating change has been made difficult by intense competition between local, national and regional actors seeking to control Sinjar. While the implementation of the Agreement is difficult under the current conditions, the Iraqi government and the international community are advised to take measures to reduce the security and governance challenges faced by the people of Sinjar as a result of the continuing status quo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/peacerep.org\/about\/countries\/iraq\/\">Explore all PeaceRep Iraq research<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This paper examines the factors that have contributed to upholding the status quo in Sinjar, Iraq, thus preventing change through the implementation of the Sinjar Agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":22373,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":""},"categories":[1825,235],"tags":[658],"authors":[2040],"class_list":["post-22372","publication","type-publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iraq","category-publication","tag-publication","countries-iraq","authors-saleem","themes-peace-processes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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