Government, Kurdish forces clash in northeast Syria
The pro-government National Defense Forces fired on Kurdish Asayesh forces at a checkpoint in Qamishli, according to Kurdish sources.
Members of the Kurdish Internal Security Police Force, also known as Asayesh, man a checkpoint in the northeastern Syrian Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli Jan. 31, 2021.
Clashes broke out in northeast Syria last night between Kurdish and government forces.
The violence began in the Qamishli neighborhood of Tayy. The pro-government militia the National Defense Forces attacked a checkpoint held by Kurdish internal security forces known as Asayesh, prompting the Asayesh to return fire, according to the Kurdish outlet Hawar News Agency.