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Civilians refusing to enlist are
being imprisoned or executed, sparking violent protests among locals, according to reports. In the meantime, the SDF forcibly thwarted an attempt by a group of women and children trying to escape a camp in al-Hawl.
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces arrested approximately 200 male civilians,
including children, during raids in Hasaka province of Syria between Friday and Sunday, according to Fars News report. According to the report,
the detained civilians were forced to join the ranks of People's Protection Units (YPG), the predominantly-Kurdish militia that comprises the core of multinational SDF.
The raids are said to be in line with the SDF policy of forced mobilization, despite protests among the local population.
The SDF also conducted raids in Raqqa province, arresting dozens of civilians.
On Thursday, SDF forces opened fire on residents of al-Hawl Refugee Camp located in southeastern Hasaka, some 15 km from the Iraqi border, according to Fars. The militants opened fire on a group of women and children who tried to escape the refugee camp due to its unbearable humanitarian conditions.
Comment: Tim Pool's take on this is that CrossFit's pulling out of Facebook is remarkable, not because they're the first (many other brands have left Facebook including SpaceX and Tesla, Playboy, Mozilla and Pep Boys, due to data breech/privacy concerns). But rather the brand is leaving because, despite being inherently unpolitical, they are still being threatened by Facebook's censorship. The Banting7DayMealPlan group had nothing to do with politics - it's a low-carb high-fat diet group - yet they were deemed guilty of wrong-think and subsequently censored. This is a huge move, and illustrates the fact that the culture war is going to come to your front door, regardless of your political stance. Here's Pool's take:
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