Despite the clans’ mediations to release its former members in the SDF’s jails…a suicidal attack targets clans’ dignitaries and the SDF in Al-Raqqah

Al-Raqqah Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, that a suicidal attack targeted clans’ dignitaries and the Syria Democratic Forces in a village related to Al-Karama area in Al-Raqqah countryside, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; a suicide bomber attacked the area of presence of the SDF and the dignitaries in Jadeedat Al-Khabur village in the countryside of Al-Raqqah province, where the reliable sources confirmed to the SOHR that the member opened fire on 3 dignitaries of those who were at the place of the bombing, then he blew himself up which resulted in the killing of 4 persons at least they are: 3 dignitaries as well as a member of the SDF, in addition to the fall of a number of injuries, while this bombing comes in the wake of mediations by the dignitaries of clans to release hundreds of former ISIS members who are detained in the prisons and jails of the SDF, and as a part of the series of assassinations and killing attempts, which target the Syria Democratic Forces, citizens and persons who it (the organization) threatened in its vengeance announcement, where since the 19th of August 2018 until today; these reprisals have claimed the lives of 235 fighters, civilians, oil workers, and officials in service parties, in areas within the 4 provinces of Aleppo, Deir Ezzor, Al-Raqqah and Al-Hasakah, in addition to Manbij area in the northeast of Aleppo Province, which is controlled by the Syria Democratic Forces, where the Syrian Observatory monitored these cells assassinating 69 civilians including a woman in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, al-Hasakah countryside, al-Raqqah city and countryside, and Manbij area, in addition to the assassination of 162 fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces including local leaders in the same areas, and 4 members of International Coalition were killed, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Human monitored the injury of tens of people due to these assassinations.

The Syrian Observatory published yesterday, Saturday, that Asayish Forces and the Syria Democratic Forces continue to release tens of members of the “Islamic State” Organization, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the release of tens of people out of prisons and detention of Syria Democratic Forces, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: it rose to 283, the number of people released on Saturday, the 2nd of March 2019, of the former members and fighters of ISIS, who are present in prisons of SDF and Asayish in al-Hasakah city, Ayn Issa area, and other areas east of Euphrates, after tribal mediation to release the former fighters of ISIS who were detained in previous periods, and this release comes after other a series of other releases took place by clan mediation by Asayish of members of the Organization, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 7th of February 2019 that the Syrian Observatory received information from several reliable sources, that the raid in al-Raqqah city which used to be the main stronghold of the “Islamic State” Organization, has been taking place since the morning of Today, where about 70 people have been arrested including at least 48 who were arrested at the security forces and Syria Democratic Forces; until they were released earlier by clan mediation through the intervention of notables and clan elders, and trusted sources told the Syrian Observatory that the campaign will last for several days, and will include vast areas poof the east of Euphrates, where sources of the Syrian Observatory suggested that there are between 4000 to 5000 members in villages, towns, and cities controlled by Syria Democratic Forces, who have infiltrated earlier to these areas and formed sleeper cells, some of which follow the “Islamic State” Organization while others follow or pushed by regional parties, to spread chaos in the area and target the Syria Democratic Forces and their controlled areas, and among the targeted people there are gunmen oppose the Syria Democratic Forces who joined these cells or form cells on their own.

The SOHR published in late May 2018, that The Syrian Observatory published in late May 2018 that resentment prevails among the people in the northern countryside to Raqqa, as a result of the release of detainees in the prisons of the Kurdish Internal Security forces “Asayish” of the Syria Democratic Forces, who were accused of carrying out an assassination of a well-known figure in the Civil Councils operating in the Syria Democratic Forces’ controlled areas in al-Raqqah east of Euphrates River, in addition to the release of detainees who are former members of the “Islamic State” organization, where they who were imprisoned in the prisons of Asayish and Syria Democratic Forces, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights obtained information from reliable sources who confirmed to the Observatory that elders and Sheikhs of clans in al-Raqqah area; mediated with the Syria Democratic Forces to release 6 people accused of assassinating Omar Alloush the joint chairman of the Public Relations Committee of al-Raqqah Civil Council at his home, on the 15th of March 2018, in addition to mediating in previous times to release detainees of members of the “Islamic State”, organization who were captured during the clashes or arrested during security operations in the province and in the Syria Democratic Forces’ controlled areas, and the sources confirmed at that time, to the Syrian Observatory that the 6 people charged with the assassination were arrested during security operations by the Syria Democratic Forces in al-Raqqah, and they were found in possession of USD 100000$, the sources said that the money was their payment for carrying out the operation, accusing them of working for the Turkish authorities and carrying out the operation by instigation from the Turkish authorities, the sources confirmed that the release of these defendants and former ISIS members; took place after interfering from notables and elders of Arab clans, which caused an escalated resentment from the release of people how are “suspicious and accused of various charges”, amid fears of security chaos if such cases happen again, with demand that those who gave orders for the release of the 6 persons be held accountable.