English: Map of the de facto autonomous region of Ezidkhan.

The region is currently governed by the Ezidkhan People Council and situated within Iraq

The region is currently policed by the Asayîşa Êzîdxanê-police force led by Hussein Erzurum

Military security of the region is conducted by the Sinjar Alliance (Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ), the Êzîdxan Women's Units (YJÊ), the formerly Peshmerga-aligned Êzîdxan Protection Force (HPÊ) and the Arab Al-Sanadid Forces) with the outside support of the Syrian YPG.

Autonomous Yezidi control over west-Sinjar was established in 2014.

The region first declared democratic autonomy within the country of Iraq in july 2017.

The declaration was officiale formalised on 20 August 2017 by the Ezidixan People’s Council (EPC).

Map legenda (March 2018): Orange: Iraqi autonomous region of Ezidkhan, under control of the Sinjar Alliance groups. Bright yellow: Syrian territory governed by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Plum: Iraqi territory under control of the Iraqi federal government in Baghad Beige: Iraqi Kurdistan region governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)

Purlple: Syrian area's under control of Syrian Arab government in Damascus