(Zaman Al Wasl)- US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces on Saturday has freed 20 women were arrested in Raqqa city after they protested to get their husbands freed, local reporter said.
The Kurdish-led forces, according to the leading civil group Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, have beaten the freed women.
They rallied in front of Asayesh prison, local security units, to demand the release of their husbands and relatives after the death of rebel fighter in the same prison.
At least 200 tribesmen, mostly from Thuwar al-Raqqa, have been arrested by the SDF in the last four weeks.
Also in eastern Syria, Daesh on Saturday took an oil-rich area from the SDF, local news site said.
Furat (Euphrates) Post said Daesh fighters had seized control of oil field of Saijan in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor after fierce clashes with the YPG-led Syrian Democratic forces (SDF).
The surprise gain by the militant group came after a series of defeats in eastern Syria.
The SDF has been the main partner of the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State in Syria, helping drive the jihadists out of swathes of northern and eastern Syria last year.
Zaman Al Wasl
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