Pro-government troops, local Kurdish forces make counter-arrests amid rising tensions in north Syria 2021/01/06 19:21
A member of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces (Asayish) in the northern Syrian city of Qamishlo. (Photo: Archive)
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Tensions continue to escalate between Syrian pro-government forces and local Internal Security Forces (Asayish) after the Syrian regime arrested several individuals in late December over alleged affiliation to the local Kurdish-led authority.
According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the first incident occurred on Dec. 26, when Damascus’ Air Force Intelligence Directorate arrested multiple people on various charges related to belonging to or working with the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) or avoiding the regime’s compulsory military service.
Israeli Airstrike Hits IRGC, Hizbullah Targets Outside of Damascus The Media Line Staff 01/07/2021
Israel attacked military targets in southern Syria late on Wednesday, Syrian state television reported. Three were killed and 11 wounded during the attack, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. This is the third such attack in 10 days, according to reports. The missiles targeted bases used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hizbullah south and west of Damascus. The government-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported that the attacks began around 11 pm and that Syrian air defenses shot down several of the missiles. Israel did not comment on the attack. Last month, however, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said that earlier missile strikes had “slowed down Iran’s entrenchment in Syria,” and that the Jewish state had hit approximately 500 targets over the past year, as well as carrying out covert missions. Israel is