HPG Sinjar and YBŞ (Sinjar Resistance Units) have issued a joint statement regarding the ongoing operations to liberate Sinjar, reporting that 3 ISIS gang members were killed in the clashes of the last 2 days.

The statement reported that the joint resistance forces launched a targeted attack on 19 April on the gang groups around Alisorge Hill at between 12:30 and 14:30, leaving one gang member dead and another one wounded.

On 20 April at 23:45, the joint guerrilla forces carried out an action on the gang groups at Martyr Erdal Hill, killing 1 gang member, said the statement adding that another attack was launched the same day at 17:30 around Sitti Zeynep neighbourhood on the gang groups. 1 gang member was killed in the attack while a vehicle of the gangs was destroyed, said further the statement.

The statement of the joint forces also reported that coalition air forces carried out bombardments in the evening hours on 20 April on several gang points, adding that the results of the these bombardments could not be clarified.