YPG Participates a US-Led Crackdown to arrest leaders of Soqour al-Raqqa Brigade
A joint force of US-Army and Kurdish Democratic Union (PKK)-affiliated militia (YPG) have arrested prominent leaders in the ranks of SDF-operating Soqour al-Raqqa Brigade.
According to media sources, the force is composed of members of the US Army and the YPG militia, where they raided the headquarters of the brigade in Tal Abiad and arrested about 15 leaders and militants in addition to the seizure of their weapons.
NSO news website reported that the operation took place in Al-Ghanim neighborhood on Saturday evening, resulting in the arrest of several leaders, most notably the commander of the brigade, "Fayyad al-Ghanim" while several militants fled to the areas of control of the Syrian regime in the eastern countryside of Raqqa.
According to sources, the campaign came days after the PYG milita warned all elements of the brigade to surrender ; on charges of coordinating with the Syrian regime forces in the region.
It should be noted that the brigade announced the establishment early in 2015, and fought many battles alongside the militias of the protection units YPG, starting with the battles of the countryside of Hasakah until the battles of Raqqa.


