▁Turkish ▁Air ▁Force ▁target ed ▁guer illa ▁hold outs ▁between ▁May ▁and ▁July . ▁In ▁May , ▁the ▁Y PG ▁killed ▁the ▁former ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁East ▁Gh out a ▁Police , ▁Jam al ▁al - Z ag hl oul , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁task ed ▁with ▁police ▁duties ▁in ▁Afr in , ▁with ▁a ▁mine ▁in ▁al - Bas out a , ▁south ▁of ▁Afr in ▁city . ▁Following ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁Y PG ▁stated ▁that ▁" any one ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁invasion ▁forces ▁is ▁our ▁target ". ▁ ▁August ▁▁ 9 ▁August ▁- ▁The ▁National ▁Front ▁for ▁Liber ation ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁the ▁Y PG ▁in ▁Ka fr ▁N ab u ▁and ▁Ba ' ai ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Afr in ▁district ▁near ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁the ▁Id lib ▁Governor ate . ▁Four ▁Y PG ▁f igh ters ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁several ▁light ▁weapons ▁and ▁explos ives ▁were ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Front ▁for ▁Liber ation . ▁A ▁representative ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Front ▁for ▁Liber ation ▁told ▁journal ists ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁had ▁been ▁monitoring ▁the ▁Y PG ▁cell ▁for ▁months ▁as ▁the ▁area ▁had ▁seen ▁height ened ▁levels ▁of ▁violence , ▁mainly ▁assass in ations ▁target ing ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁civ ili ans ▁with ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁T F SA ▁by ▁Y PG ▁cells ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁- ▁The ▁Y PG ▁released ▁a ▁video ▁showing ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁an ▁al - R ah man ▁Leg ion