YPG/SDF terror group continues abductions targeting Arab civilians in Syria’s Hasakah
YPG/SDF reportedly abducted dozens of Arab civilians overnight in Syria’s Hasakah, despite ceasefire warnings by Damascus
A view from a location near a checkpoint vacated by SDF, where clashes with the Syrian army had taken place near the city of Al Hasakah, Syria on January 20, 2026.
HASAKAH, Syria
The terrorist organization YPG/SDF has continued abducting people of Arab origin in Syria’s northeastern city of Hasakah, which it occupies, with dozens reportedly held overnight.
According to information obtained by an Anadolu correspondent on Thursday, the terrorist organization YPG/SDF carried out further overnight abductions in Hasakah despite warnings by Damascus.
Dozens of Arab civilians were abducted late at night in the Amiriyah and Ghuwayran neighborhoods by the members of the terrorist organization, witnesses said.
They were taken by force and transferred to an unknown location by members of the terrorist organization, said eyewitnesses, adding that YPG/SDF members beat the Arab civilians, forced them into vehicles at gunpoint, and drove them away to an undisclosed destination.
The terrorist organization had also abducted many Arab civilians in Hasakah the previous night following the ceasefire announced on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra warned that arbitrary abductions of civilians by YPG/SDF in Hasakah threaten the ceasefire.
The Syrian Presidency said on Tuesday that a “mutual understanding” has been reached with the SDF regarding the future of the Hasakah province.
The Defense Ministry also announced a four-day ceasefire with the SDF on Tuesday. However, the SDF launched a series of attacks on Syrian positions on the first day of the truce, killing 11 soldiers and injuring 25 others.
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