SNA detains militants trying to cross into SDF-held areas in NE Syria
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – The Sultan Murad faction, affiliated with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) detained on Wednesday several militants who were attempting to cross to areas held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria.
An SNA leader told North Press that the faction arrested 25 militants from the “Hasakah Shield” faction, an armed SNA group, as they tried to cross from the city of Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) into SDF-controlled areas to surrender and return to their homes.
According to the source, the militants were attempting to return to their homes near the village of al-Aliyah, located in the Sere Kaniye countryside, close to the front lines under SDF control.
The “Hasakah Shield” faction previously operated in the town of al-Rai in northern Aleppo before being relocated to Sere Kaniye following the Turkish military incursion in 2019.
The Sultan Murad faction subsequently handed the detained militants over to the Military Police in Sere Kaniye, and eventually be transferred to the Military Police in Tel Abyad, according to the SNA leader.