SDF forces liberated many villages from ISIS gangs during Operation Liberate North Raqqa, which is carried out from the town of Eyn Îsa to the southeast of Kobanê in three directions (Eyn Îsa, Nexil and the 93rd Brigade).

ISIS GANGS BURN AND MINE THE LAND AS THEY ESCAPE

Unable to resist the advance of SDF forces, ISIS gangs burn and mine the land they occupy as they escape southwards. The gangs mined the villages of Nemrûdiyê and Hîşê to the southeast of Eyn Îsa and burn vast amounts of land, which make it difficult for civilians to move in the region.

SDF forces hit ISIS positions to the west of Hişê village and forced the gangs to retreat.

MIGRATION FROM RAQQA TO KOBANÊ AND MABROUKA CONTINUES

Civilians continue to migrate to Rojava’s Cizir, Kobané, and Efrin cantons from Raqqa, which has been occupied by ISIS gangs since 2014. These civilians state that they had to escape the cruelty, oppression and plunder of the gangs.

Rojava cantons have long been under a heavy embargo and the attacks of the gangs, but continue to receive refugees from other parts of Syria. The main reason for this migration is that security and peace provided by the SDF and YPG/YPJ. Another reason is that the peoples of Syria see the SDF and YPG/YPJ as their representatives.

Refugees from Raqqa in Kobané and Mabrouka say that they want the SDF to liberate everywhere from ISIS gangs, and express their content at the launching of the operation to liberate North Raqqa. The refugees say that SDF is the only force to end ISIS oppression in their lands, and emphasize that they only view the SDF as the defense force that represents the peoples of Syria.

SDF: 8 GANGS KILLED, 2 VEHICLES DESTROYED

SDF had announced that 8 ISIS gangs were killed and 2 vehicles were destroyed to the south of Eyn Îsa during the Operation Liberate North Raqqa. Accordingly, 1 vehicle and 1 artillery belonging to ISIS gangs were destroyed during the international coalition warplanes’ bombardment of ISIS positions in the village of Til Semen to the southeast of Eyn Îsa at 09:30.

SDF had said that 8 ISIS gangs were killed and 1 vehicle was destroyed during another bombardment in the village of Hezîma to the south of Eyn Îsa at 11:45.

YPJ FIGHTERS: WE AVENGE THE EZIDI WOMEN SOLD AS SLAVES IN RAQQA

ISIS gangs view Raqqa as the ‘Caliphate’s capital,’ organize their attacks on Grê Spî and Cizir canton from here, and hold the Ezidi women they kidnapped during Shengal massacre as hostage here. YPJ fighters that participate in the operation to liberate North Raqqa say that they will fight to death in order to avenge the Ezidi women sold as slaves in Raqqa.

YPJ fighters emphasize the gendercide carried out by ISIS gangs, and say that they are fighting the dirt of thousands of years and would overcome in the face of ISIS. The fighters also underline that they are fighting the gangs with an ideological spirit of sacrifice, and their will grows stronger through resistance.