ISIS advances in Hasaka
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Militants of the Islamic State have gained more control over the city of Hasaka in northeast Syria and the Syrian army has withdrawn from its positions, a source inside Hasaka told Rudaw.
“ISIS militants extended their footholds inside Hasaka and the Syrian army has left its military bases to the People’s Protection Units (YPG),” said the source on condition of anonymity.
According to Rudaw reporter Ivan Hasib in Hasaka, following overnight attacks on the ethnically Syrian Kurdish town of Hasaka, ISIS militants infiltrated its western neighborhoods and fortified their positions in the Nashuwa neighborhood.
“ISIS militants gradually extended their control over Arab-inhabited neighborhoods that were under the Syrian army’s control and advanced towards Kurdish neighborhoods protected by Kurdish fighters of the YPG,” Hasib said.
Hasib added that ISIS shelled the Kurdish neighborhood of Salahih, but the YPG still has control over most of the Kurdish-inhabited parts of the city.
Previously, Hasaka was controlled by both YPG Kurdish forces and the Syrian army; each had control over different parts of the city.
“ISIS militants extended their footholds inside Hasaka and the Syrian army has left its military bases to the People’s Protection Units (YPG),” said the source on condition of anonymity.
According to Rudaw reporter Ivan Hasib in Hasaka, following overnight attacks on the ethnically Syrian Kurdish town of Hasaka, ISIS militants infiltrated its western neighborhoods and fortified their positions in the Nashuwa neighborhood.
“ISIS militants gradually extended their control over Arab-inhabited neighborhoods that were under the Syrian army’s control and advanced towards Kurdish neighborhoods protected by Kurdish fighters of the YPG,” Hasib said.
Hasib added that ISIS shelled the Kurdish neighborhood of Salahih, but the YPG still has control over most of the Kurdish-inhabited parts of the city.
Previously, Hasaka was controlled by both YPG Kurdish forces and the Syrian army; each had control over different parts of the city.