The Anti-Terror Units (Kurdish: Yekîneyên Antî Teror, short: YAT, Arabic: وحدات مكافحة الإرهاب) are the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces, consisting of the best trained and equipped members of the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Women's Protection Units (YPJ).

Dec 30, 2023 · QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Anti-Terrorism Units (YAT), affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), announced on Saturday that they conducted 37 military operations against the Islamic State group (ISIS) in Northeast Syria in 2023.

Jan 8, 2024 · DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Monday that its Anti-Terrorism Units (YAT), backed by the U.S.-led Global Coalition, arrested a day earlier a leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) in a security operation in a village in eastern Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria.

Oct 12, 2019 · A compound that houses elements of the elite Kurdish Yekineyen Anti-Terror (YAT) unit was bombed by Turkish forces in the early stages of the invasion of Northern Syria. YAT is a...

Two helicopters carrying members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) counterterror unit, the YAT, were brought down by bad weather in Duhok province on Wednesday.

Jun 4, 2024 · The SDF Media Center said the SDF’s Counter-Terrorism Units (YAT), in a joint operation with the U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, “successfully dismantled a dangerous ISIS terrorist cell in the town of al-Dahla, eastern Deir ez-Zor.”

Jan 30, 2024 · Kurdish YAT counter-terrorism forces launch targeted operations in Syria's al-Hol camp, aiming to dismantle ISIS cells. The camp, housing over 60,000, largely families of ISIS fighters, has become a hub for extremism and violence.

The Syrian democratic forces' counter-terrorism teams are being outfitted with gear and weapons similar to what US special operations troops carry into battle.

Oct 17, 2019 · The Anti-Terror Units (Kurdish: Yekîneyên Antî Teror‎, short: YAT, Arabic: وحدات مكافحة الإرهاب‎) are the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces, consisting of the best trained and equipped members of the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Women's Protection Units (YPJ).

Mar 16, 2024 · On the first anniversary of their martyrdom, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) held a memorial ceremony for the leaders and fighters of the Counter-Terrorism Units (YAT) who were martyred in a helicopter crash on March 15, 2023, while en route to the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.