▁is ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁S DF , ▁will ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁S DF ▁and ▁Ro java ▁P esh mer ga ▁to ▁capture ▁De ir ▁ez - Z or , ▁and ▁rejected ▁federal ism . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁April , ▁this ▁statement ▁was ▁denied ▁by ▁Muhammad ▁K hal id ▁Sh ak ir , ▁the ▁official ▁sp okes man ▁of ▁the ▁El ite ▁Forces . ▁He ▁denied ▁any ▁disag re ements ▁between ▁the ▁El ite ▁Forces ▁and ▁the ▁S DF ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁" We ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁coal ition . ▁The ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁coal ition ▁man ages ▁the ▁operations ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁Our ▁troops ▁did ▁not ▁withdraw . ▁We ▁have ▁completed ▁the ▁third ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁W r ath ▁of ▁Eu phr ates ▁Operation , ▁and ▁we ▁will ▁particip ate ▁in ▁all ▁stages ▁until ▁Ra qq a ▁and ▁De ir ▁ez - Z or ▁are ▁fre ed ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Y asser ▁al - D ah la , ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁G ather ing ▁of ▁al - B agg ara ▁Youth , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁S DF ' s ▁De ir ▁ez - Z or ▁Military ▁Council , ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁S DF ▁military ▁police , ▁which ▁said ▁D ah la ▁was ▁effectively ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁S DF ' s ▁De ir ▁ez - Z or ▁off ensive ▁and ▁the ▁" lack ▁of ▁military ▁discipline ". ▁The ▁G ather ing ▁of ▁al