▁cross ▁referenced ▁with ▁photo ▁and ▁video ▁evidence , ▁media ▁reports , ▁and ▁satellite ▁imag ery ▁to ▁subst anti ate ▁these ▁reports . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁report ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ' ▁Independent ▁International ▁Commission ▁of ▁In qu iry ▁on ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Arab ▁Republic ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Commission ▁ref uted ▁Am n esty ▁International ' s ▁reports ▁of ▁eth nic ▁cle ans ing , ▁stating ▁that ▁"' though ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁' eth nic ▁cle ans ing ' ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁received ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁under ▁review , ▁the ▁Commission ▁found ▁no ▁evidence ▁to ▁subst anti ate ▁reports ▁that ▁Y PG ▁or ▁S DF ▁forces ▁ever ▁target ed ▁Arab ▁communities ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁eth nic ity ". ▁ ▁In ▁inter views , ▁Y PG ▁sp okes pers ons ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁families ▁were ▁in ▁fact ▁disp la ced . ▁However , ▁they ▁placed ▁the ▁number ▁at ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 , ▁and ▁stated ▁military ▁necessity . ▁They ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁family ▁members ▁of ▁terror ists ▁maintained ▁communic ations ▁with ▁them , ▁and ▁therefore ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁removed ▁from ▁areas ▁where ▁they ▁might ▁pose ▁a ▁danger . ▁They ▁further ▁reported ▁that ▁I SI L ▁was ▁using ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁those ▁areas ▁to ▁plant ▁car ▁bomb s ▁or ▁carry ▁out ▁other ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁Y PG . ▁ ▁Rec ruit ment ▁of ▁min ors ▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁critic ized