SDF settles security status of militants engaged in Deir ez-Zor clashes
RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Monday settling the security status of the young men who were involved in the recent clashes of Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria.
The SDF’s Media Center said in a statement that 37 young men from the village of Jadeed Bakkarah in the east of Deir ez-Zor “came to settle their statuses and pledged to not commit transgressions again.”
On Aug. 27, the SDF launched a military operation called “Security Reinforcement” with the support of the US-led Global Coalition on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, specifically in Deir ez-Zor, “to eradicate ISIS sleeper cells, pursue criminals responsible for perpetrating injustices against the local population.”
Then on Aug. 30, the SDF announced dismissing the commander of Deir ez-Zor Military Council, Ahmad al-Khabil, known as Abu Khawla, from duty, for his involvement in “criminal offenses and engaging in drug trafficking, mismanaging of the security situation, his negative role in increasing the activities of ISIS cells,” according to the SDF.
The operation led to the eruption of clashes between the SDF and gunmen affiliated with the dismissed leader and with Nawaf al-Bashir, leader of al-Baggara tribe and a pro-Iranian figure whose groups are active in the western bank of the Euphrates which is under the control of the Syrian government forces and Iranian-backed militias.
In late September, the SDF announced starting the settlement process for the gunmen involved in the incidents of Deir ez-Zor.