SDF arrests 9 ISIS “wanted terrorists” in Syria’s Qamishli

A military vehicle of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during a combing operation in the city of Hasakah, northeast Syria on January 2022. – North Press
A military vehicle of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during a combing operation in the city of Hasakah, northeast Syria on January 2022. – North Press

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Sunday the arrest of nine “wanted terrorists” in the countryside of the city of Qamishli, northeastern Syria, during the fourth day of the “Al-Jazeera Thunderbolt” Operation to pursue ISIS sleeper cells.  

This came on the fourth day of the “Al-Jazeera Thunderbolt” Operation which was launched by the SDF, with the participation of the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish), and in coordination with the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in the areas of Hawl and Tel Hamis in Hasakah and Qamishli countryside.

In a statement, the SDF Media Center said, the SDF forces raided the hideouts of the “wanted terrorists” and managed to arrest six of them in the town of Tel Brak in the countryside of Qamishli.

The SDF added, their forces raided another place and arrested three “terrorists”.  

“No injuries were caused during the raid operation,” the SDF statement read.

On Saturday, the SDF announced the arrest of 32 militants of ISIS during the third day of the “Al-Jazeera Thunderbolt” Operation.

“The sweep operations were accompanied by security inspection operations in which a large quantity of various unauthorized military uniforms used to camouflage and forged identification documents with nom de guerre to avoid security pursuits, weapons, and ammunition was detected,” the statement added.

Reporting by John Ahmad