Two fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed in clashes with terrorists from the Islamic State near Deir ez-Zor.

The SDF press office said in a statement on Thursday that both victims belonged to the Special Forces Command (Hêzên Komandos, HK), a special military unit of the self-defense forces “Hêzên Xweparastinê” (HXP), and had been involved in the fight against ISIS for years.

On Tuesday they were on an anti-terrorism mission in the town of Hajin, southwest of Deir ez-Zor, when clashes broke out. The SDF expressed its condolences to the families of the fallen and the public.

The identities of the fighters are as follows:

Codename: Harun
First and last name: Mihemed Salih El Xilêf
Parents' names: Shemse - Salih
Place and year of birth: Til Birak (Tell Brak) / 2001
Date and place of death: October 17, 2023, Hajin

Code name: Hisen
First and last name: Ali Abd Afar
Parents' names: Hilala – Abd
Place and year of birth: Şedadê (ash-Shaddadi) / 1997
Date and place of death: October 17, 2023, Hajin

YPG announced the death of two fighters

The People's Protection Units (YPG), which together with the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) are the backbone of the SDF, also announced the loss of two fighters.

As the group explained in a statement, Metin Al-Qalaa died last Monday from serious injuries that he sustained days earlier during an operation against an ISIS cell in Deir ez-Zor. The fighter Bahoz Heleb died on Sunday as a result of a serious accident during operational preparations, also in Deir ez-Zor.

 Code name: Bahoz Heleb
 First and last name: Beşar Bekir
 Parents' names: Wasfî – Mihemed
 Date and place of death: October 15, 2023, Deir ez-Zor

 Codename: Metin Al-Qalaa
 First and Last Name; Suleiman Al-Ahmad
 Parents' names: Anoud – Ahmed
 Date and place of death: October 16, 2023, Deir ez-Zor

The YPG expressed its condolences to the families of the fallen and the people of Northern and Eastern Syria.