In 2016–2017, the SDF's Raqqa campaign led to the liberation of the city of Raqqa, the Islamic State's de facto capital. Several western sources have described the YPG as the "most effective" force in fighting IS in Syria. [10][11]

The Tell Abyad offensive or Martyr Rubar Qamışlo operation was a military operation that began in late May 2015 in the northern Raqqa Governorate, during the Syrian Civil War. It was conducted by the Kurdish -majority People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) [1] against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Dec 17, 2024 · Arab tribes of Raqqa in northern Syria have vowed to take back their lands from the PKK terrorist group's Syrian win YPG, which has occupied the region since 2017. Representatives of Raqqa's Arab tribes convened in the liberated district of Tal Abyad on Monday, emphasizing their collective commitment to reclaim the region.

Dec 20, 2024 · Minister Guler noted that the PKK/YPG terrorist group remains unwilling to withdraw from Ayn al-Arab and Raqqa. “They carried out actions today in the Hassakeh region. The new administration has urged them to vacate Raqqa and al-Tabqah while laying down their arms. There are indications they might negotiate such agreements internally,” Guler said.

Dec 16, 2024 · Arab tribes in Raqqa, northern Syria vowed on Monday to reclaim their lands, which have been under the occupation of the terrorist group PKK/YPG since 2017. Representatives of Raqqa’s Arab tribes convened in the liberated district of Tel Abyad, emphasizing their collective commitment to reclaim the region.

Dec 13, 2024 · The PKK/YPG fired bullets toward hundreds of protestors who threw stones at the terrorists during a rally in Raqqa’s town square against the terrorist occupation, local sources said.

Aug 28, 2017 · The YPG’s military success has earned the support of the US-led coalition and other factions in the Syrian Defence Forces (SDF) coalition, who have pushed Isis back through northern Syria to the...

Dec 11, 2024 · To the south, the major Syrian city of Raqqa is partially occupied by PKK/YPG. Earlier, Syrian anti-regime forces drove away terrorists from Deir el-Zour, situated south of Raqqa. Turkish media outlets reported on Wednesday that the SNA has now captured a strategic bridge to Ain al-Arab in the south.

The battle for Raqqa is near as arms from the United States are dispersed among the coalition’s Kurdish ally, the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units.

After the liberation of Tabqa, the US administration authorized the arming of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), a key component of the SDF, to capture the Islamic State’s (IS) de facto capital of Raqqa in Syria.