 NDF inoumbwa nezvikamu mumatunhu akasiyana eSyria, rimwe nerimwe riine vazvipiri vemuno vanoda kurwisa vapanduki nezvikonzero zvakasiyana. NDF ine kudyidzana kwakanaka neSyria Democratic Forces. Musi wa 20 Kukadzi 2018, mauto eNDF akazvipira kutsigira canton yeAfrin kurwisa basa rakatungamirwa neTurkey kurwisa Afrin.. Munguva pfupi yapfuura NDF yakashoropodzwa nekuda kwekukwira uye nehasha neSDF mumaguta eQamishli uye mhiri kweANES Al-Hasakah, kufungisisa kwakazopera kupokana. 