Syria: U.S. and UK Conduct Special Ops in Hasakah

Special Forces of the United States and Great Britain are participating in the cleansing of the city of Hasakah from sleeping cells of IS militants.

Following the initial attack on January 20, 2022, the Syrian Democratic Forces conducted operations to recapture escaped detainees. The SDF cleared the old detention facility of active enemy fighters and is conducting recovery operations and rendering the area fully safe. The detainees were relocated into an enhanced and hardened facility preventing further Daesh destruction.