Back وحدات مكافحة الأرهاب Arabic Unidaes Antiterroristes AST Unitats Antiterroristes Catalan یەکەکانی دژەتیرۆر CKB Unidades Antiterroristas Spanish イェキネイェン・アンティ・テロル Japanese Unitățile Anti-Teroriste Romanian Anti Terör Birimleri Turkish

Anti-Terror Units

Anti-Terror Units
Kurdish: Yekîneyên Antî Teror
Active2014–present
Country Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Branch People's Protection Units (YPG)
Women's Protection Units (YPJ)
TypeSpecial forces
RoleCounter-insurgency
Counter-terrorism[1]
Direct action
High-value targets
Manhunting
Intelligence operations
Mobility operations
Unconventional warfare
EngagementsSyrian Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Ali Boutan (nom de guerre: Haji Kurkhan) †[3][6]
Shervan Kobani †[7]

The Anti-Terror Units (Kurdish: Yekîneyên Antî Teror, short: YAT, Arabic: وحدات مكافحة الإرهاب) are the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces, consisting of the best trained and equipped members of the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Women's Protection Units (YPJ). They were led by the Syrian Kurdish commander Ali Boutan until his death in 2016, then by Shervan Kobani until his death in 2023.[7] YAT is trained by United States special operations forces and the CIA.[3]

  1. ^ Atlamazoglou, Stavros (October 12, 2019). "Turkey attacks compound of elite US-led Kurdish counterterrorism unit". SOFREP. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Syrian rebels captured by YPG confess to torturing Kurdish fighters". Rudaw Media Network. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c John Sjoholm (23 March 2017). "VICTORY – Mission Tabqa Dam Complete, joint US SpecOps retake vital dam from ISIS". Lima Charlie. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Mastermind of 2016 ISIS attack on Qamishli killed in special op: YPG". Rudaw Media Network. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference financial officer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Albin Szakola (10 November 2016). "A top Kurdish commander has been assassinated near the Turkish border". NOW. Business Insider. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. ^ a b Karwan Faidhi Dri (17 March 2023). "SDF says 9 anti-terror fighters killed in Duhok helicopter crash". Rudaw Media Network.

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