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80 dead in clashes between Kurdish fighters and an armed group of Arabs in Syria

2023-08-29 20:13:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

80 dead in clashes between Kurdish fighters and an armed group of Arabs in Syria

Thirteen people have been killed in clashes in Kurdish-controlled eastern Syria between US-backed fighters and members of a local armed group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSHR) said.

According to this source, three members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and ten fighters of the local group were killed in the clashes that began on Monday in several villages of Deir Ezzor province. The SDF is the Washington-backed coalition dominated by the Syrian Kurds. He led the fight to drive Islamic State jihadists out of Syria in 2019.

Today, the Kurds control a semi-autonomous area in northeastern Syria that includes large parts of Deir Ezzor province.

The Deir Ezzor Military Council is a local, Arab armed group that worked with the SDF. Its leader, Ahmad al-Habil or Abu Hawla, was arrested on Sunday in the city of Hasakeh. The riots that erupted after his arrest escalated on Monday, when SDF positions in the area were targeted, Protothema writes.

It is not clear why Habil was arrested, but OSDH and a local militant said he was known in the area for smuggling and had amassed a large fortune over the years.

The Deir Ezzor Military Council is responsible for security in some areas of this province, whose inhabitants are, for the most part, Arabs. The Kurds administer the region through local political and military councils./ CNA





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