The Media Centre of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the balance sheet of the operations carried out against ISIS during 2021.

According to the balance sheet, 115 unilateral and joint security operations against ISIS were carried out throughout the year and 93 terrorist cells were dismantled while 802 cell members, suspects, and ISIS collaborators were arrested.

The balance sheet released by the SDF on Monday includes the following:

“In 2021, the efforts and sacrifices of our SDF forces culminated with many victories against Deash (ISIS) terrorist cells in the north and eastern Syria. Our forces thwarted many potential terrorist acts and uncovered and foiled many Daesh terrorist schemes before they had been carried out, in addition to thwarting many terrorist operations in their final stages, dismantling many cells, and arresting their members. Many sabotaging IEDs were detected and defused due to the vigilance of our forces that conducted many sweep operations against Daesh hotbeds, especially on the Syrian-Iraqi border and desert areas.

The operations of our forces against Daesh were more crucial in 2021 than ever because the leaders and elements of the terrorist organization were trying to reorganize and make their terrorist acts coincide with the Turkish occupation attacks on north and eastern Syria and take advantage of the preoccupation of our military councils in defending. 

Our forces and security services effectively managed the file of Daesh detainees and thwarted many prison break attempts as well as put an end to many crimes and possible terrorist acts in al-Hol camp, Daesh’s most dangerous hotbeds, through conducting a sweep operation in cooperation with the Internal Security Forces in March to track down terrorist cells resulted in arresting dozens of terrorists.

Our forces managed to eliminate many of the enabling environments of Daesh terrorist activity and prevent them from accessing the local population to blackmail them and succeeded in reassuring the population in hotspot. With the help of the community’s dignitaries and opinion leaders, our forces and the judiciary of the Autonomous Administration in north and eastern Syria have prevented dozens of young people from being dragged into joining the terrorist organization.

Our forces have conducted many large-scale sweep operations to track down terrorist cells on the Iraqi-Syrian border, like the operation of Wadi al-Ajij that resulted in destroying many caves used by the terrorist organization’s leaders to camouflage and hide weapons and explosives.

On February 4, 2021, our forces conducted a large-scale sweep operation to track down the killers of Saada al-Hermas, joint president of Tal Ashyer Town Council, and Hind al-Khudair, joint vice president of the Town Council. The operation culminated with the arrest of terrorists who planned and committed the terrorist act. This operation was one of the most successful retaliations by our forces to track down and arrest Daesh terrorist cells.

The following is an outcome of our forces’ unilateral operations and their joint operations with the International Coalition against Daesh in the north and eastern Syria during 2021:

The total number of unilateral and joint security operations against Daesh: 115 operations.

The number of terrorist cells dismantled: 93 terrorist cells.

The following is an outcome of our forces’ unilateral operations and joint operations with the International Coalition against Daesh in north and eastern Syria during 2021.

The total number of unilateral and joint security operations against Daesh: 115 operations.

-The number of terrorist cells dismantled: 93 terrorist cells.

– Total number of cell members, suspects, and Daesh collaborators arrested: 802

– The number of terrorists killed during the operations: 8.

– The number of operations thwarted while in the final stages: 47

– The number of uncovered and thwarted grand and dangerous terrorist schemes: 16 schemes, including the scheme of attacking al-Hasaka prison.

Defusing and dismantling IEDs and booby traps: 87 operations

Our forces that provided thousands of martyrs and wounded to free the region and the world from Daesh threat and terrorism by eliminating its so-called State, affirm its continued struggle against the terrorist organization and declare its commitment to work together with the forces of the international coalition against Deash. At the same time, we underscore the need to increase the support for our forces, especially with regard to the establishment of the International Tribunal for the Trial of Daesh criminals in prisons of north and eastern Syria, for justice and ensuring redress for the victims.

We also warn against the failure of the international community to help the community that was affected during ISIS’s control of the region, particularly in the reconstruction file. At the same time, we stress the seriousness of Turkey’s tensions and attacks against our regions, which directly affect our fight against ISIS cells, in light of reports confirming that Turkey is harboring many of the leaders and elements of the terrorist organization in the areas occupied by Turkey and its mercenary factions in northern and eastern Syria.

We also warn against the inaction by the international community in helping the community affected by Daesh during its control of the region, particularly in the reconstruction file. At the same time, we stress the seriousness of tensions and attacks conducted by Turkey against our areas which directly affect our fight against Daesh cells, in light of reports confirming that Turkey is harboring many Daesh leaders and elements in the areas occupied by Turkey and its mercenaries in the north and eastern Syria. However, the coincidence of Turkish attacks and our forces’ victories over Daesh terrorist cells attest to Turkey’s sinister intention to hamper our anti-terrorism efforts.”