On the 14th uninterrupted day of the operation in south Hesekê, Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) have advanced up to 3 km to the town of Hawl, a strategic base of the ISIS gangs.

According to the reports by local sources, ISIS gangs have begun to flee Hawl due to demoralization after the reports of Shengal's liberation by Kurdish forces.

What is Hawl's importance?

The town of Hawl, located 5 km from Iraq, is a strategic line for the ISIS and houses a number of oil wells. The town serves as a passage area for the ISIS gangs as well as being a location of movement in the organisation of their attacks on Mount Kizwan, Til Temir, Hesekê, Til Koçer, Jazaa and Cizîr areas.

In addition, the town houses a prison where ISIS holds the people it abducts and holds captive.

Liberation of Hawl, which is a key point between Mount Kizwan and Cizîr Canton, means a clearance of the canton from the gangs and blockage of their windpipe in the region.