QAMISHLO — The Kurdish Security forces (Asayish) in Qamishlo of Jazira canton admits that the Iraqi Shi'ite Hashd al-Shaabi militiamen are present in the areas of Qamishlo which are under the Syrian regime.

In a video released on the official website of the Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) Asayish, a security official states they have planned to counter Hashd al-Shaabi militiamen and the Syrian Baathist Party forces in Qamishlo.

The official also says they will not allow Hashd al-Shaabi forces or any other armed groups to harm the stability of Jazira canton.

According to unconfirmed reports, Rojava security forces have detained 45 militiamen from Hashd al-Shaabi in the Kurdish region, northern Syria.

Qamishlo city is the capital of Jazira canton which, along with other cantons, was established by the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Rojava.