Statement regarding social media accounts impersonating senior YPG official

The General Command of the People Protection Units (YPG) released a statement refuting what is being circulated in social media, assuring they such statements are not binding for the YPG.

Statement regarding social media accounts impersonating senior YPG official
26 January, 2019   09:30

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“As the YPG General Command, we share our thoughts and opinions on the developments with the public through some media outlets from time to time. The official statements by the commanders of the YPG are shared with media and public on official website and social media accounts of the YPG through our media center. Someone has started to spread remarks on behalf of Commander-in-chief of the YPG, Sipan Hamo, on some social media accounts impersonating him recently.”

“We affirm that there is no social media account belonging to the members of our General Command. What is shared on those accounts have nothing to do with the YPG and are not binding for the YPG.”