MESOP FLASH : Another town liberated by YPG Forces

22 March 2014 –  hawarnews –  The People’s Defense Units (YPG) Press Centre announced that a retaliatory operation has been carried out on the village of Tell Henzir, 25 kilometres to the west of Serekaniye (Ras al-Ayn), which is an important base used by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gangs.

According to a statement on the official YPG website, the operation was launched in support of the resistance in Kobane, targeting three centres in the village, resulting in the liberation of the villages of Tell Henzir, Tell Xezal Miço, Ferisa Şerabiyan, Ferisa Sofiyan, Ferisa Dişo, Tell Boğan and Tell Meha. 32 gang members were killed and large quantities of armaments were captured during the operation. The YPG press centre has issued a statement confirming that the village of Tell Henzir had been entirely cleansed of ISIS elements. www.mesop.de