rak ▁in ▁rural ▁Al - Has ak ah , ▁after ▁fier ce ▁cl ash es ▁with ▁I SI L ▁milit ants ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁March . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Kur d ish ▁commander ▁J iw an ▁I bra him , ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁As ay ish ▁forces ▁in ▁Ro java , ▁issued ▁a ▁warning ▁to ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁the ▁recently ▁reg ained ▁towns ▁of ▁Tel ▁B rak ▁and ▁Tel ▁Ham is ▁regarding ▁Sy rian ▁government ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁region : ▁“ To ▁our ▁people ▁in ▁Tel ▁B rak ▁and ▁Tel ▁Ham is , ▁the ▁Ba ath ist ▁regime ▁( Ass ad ’ s ▁regime ) ▁in ▁Q am ish li ▁and ▁Has ak ah ▁is ▁spread ing ▁bas eless ▁news ▁that ▁it ▁took ▁entire ▁control ▁of ▁both ▁towns ▁and ▁handed ▁them ▁over ▁to ▁Kur d ish ▁forces . ▁However , ▁Kur ds ▁have ▁fought ▁against ▁the ▁radical ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁( IS / IS IL ) ▁and ▁forced ▁the ▁milit ants ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁towns , ▁and ▁Kur ds ▁are ▁the ▁ones ▁who ▁protect ▁these ▁towns . ▁The ▁regime ▁milit ias ▁wer en ’ t ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁fighting ▁against ▁the ▁IS ▁group ▁and ▁they ▁won ’ t ▁provide ▁any ▁security ▁assistance ▁to ▁the ▁civ ili ans ”. ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁April , ▁I SI L ▁reported ly ▁lost ▁another ▁ 2 1 ▁villages ▁to ▁Sy rian ▁government ▁forces , ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Q am ish