Fresh Clashes Erupt Between Kurdish, Government Forces in Northeast Syria – By Sirwan Kajjo (VOA News) / January 31 2021
WASHINGTON – New clashes were reported Sunday between Kurdish forces and militias affiliated with the Syrian government in a major city in northeastern Syria.
The weekend fighting broke out in the city of Hasaka following a pro-Syrian government protest against Kurdish authorities, according to a local source.
“As the Asayish (Kurdish security forces) opened fire to disperse the protest, four protesters were wounded, one of whom died shortly after in the hospital,” Jindar Berekat, a reporter based in Hasaka, told VOA.
In response, militiamen affiliated with the Syrian government attacked a nearby checkpoint manned by Kurdish fighters, prompting a shootout between the two sides, local news media reported.
