Rabiah surrounded by YPG, border area cleared

Rabiah surrounded by YPG, border area cleared.

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YPG forces have begun a clean up operation in the border area between West Kurdistan and South Kurdistan and Iraq.

It is reported that the YPG has taken over most of Rabiah and has cleared border villages of gang members.
ISIS gangs that took Mosul on 10 June launched a new wave of attacks on the oil region of Zumar, Rabia and Sinjar on 2 August.

Zumar fell on the same day. ISISS then took over broad swathes of territory in Rabiah and Sinjar as peshmerga forces withdrew.

On 3 August ISIS gangs entered Sinjar, leading to thousands of people fleeing their homes.
3 Turkish ambulances in Zakho to pick up ISIS wounded
After KDP peshmerga withdrew from the towns of Batıle and Weşave near Mosul on 3 August, ISIS moved in.

It is also reported that 3 ambulances with Turkish number plates entered the Zakho area. It is claimed that these ambulances carried wounded ISIS commanders to Turkey for treatment.
YPG forces crossed into Iraq on 2 August, both to protect the people and to prevent the advance of ISIS gangs.

While fierce clashes broke out in Rabiah, a YPG force also advanced towards Sinjar 100 km away.
43 gang members killed.
YPG forces in Rabiah, with the assistance of Asayish (public security), have cleared the villages of Tawis, Kaile and Mahmudiye 15 kms from Rabiah of gang members. ANF correspondents in the area report that the YPG is advancing along the border, clearing villages one by one.

Clashes continue in the town of Rabiah, from where gangs have fired mortars at Til Kocher over the border.

YPG sources say that at least 43 mortars have landed in Til Kocher, causing material damage.
YPG fighters halted the gangs' advance in Rabiah, killing 20 gang members in the village of Mahmudiye.

At least 23 ISIS members have also been killed in Rabiah and six vehicvles carrying anti-aircraft guns have been destroyed.
No peshmerga left in Rabiah
Claims by sources close to the KDP that they liberated Rabiah have been refuted by YPG and Asayish forces and by ANF correspondents in the area.

Officials say there are no peshmerga in Rabiah, and that the only forces there are the YPG, YPJ and Asayish. Those in charge of the Asayish emphasise that the battle for the town was fierce. A few peshmerga did not withdraw and fought alongside the YPG forces yesterday.
The peshmerga are mainly deployed in villages on the border of South Kurdistan and Rabiah.

ANF - RABIAH