Nekufamba kwenguva, YPG yakawana mukana wekuva mutungamiri mukuru weYPG uye mutungamiri weYPG. Muna Gumiguru 2017, Felat akatungamira boka revarwi veSDF iro rakabudirira kutora Raqqa. Felat nevamwe vaive pamufananidzo vachizunza mireza yeSDF muimba yekare yeIslam State guta guru reAl-Naim square mushure mekunge mauto eSDF ataura kukunda muHondo yeRaqqa
. Panguva iyoyo, akataura kuti "mwoyo wake wakanga uchisvetuka nemufaro" sezvo hutungamiriri hweYPG / YPJ hwaitenda kuti kurwa kweguta kwaizove "kunetsa zvakanyanya" kupfuura zvazvaive. Pakupera kwegore ra2018, Felat aive achitora chikamu mumushandirapamwe weDeir ez-Zor uyo wainge wakanangana nekukunda nzvimbo dzekupedzisira dzeISIL muSyria kumabvazuva kweEuphrates.