MESOP FLASH : PYD (PKK) WORKS TOGETHER a) WITH ASSAD & b) WITH FSA

15-9-2014 – The Kurdish PYD and regime forces heavily bombed the holdout neighborhood of Ghweiran in the capital of Al-Hasakah province Monday, according to pro-opposition news agency Sham News Network.

The PYD, which controls Al-Hasakah city along with regime forces, have been attempting to take the rebellious Ghweiran in an effort to consolidate its control over city.The neighborhood, home to former FSA fighters, was hit by an intense combination of airstrikes, tank bombings and missile attacks, reported pro-opposition Siraj Press.Elsewhere in Al-Hasakah, the PYD-affiliated Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) captured five towns from the Islamic State near the Syria and Iraq border Sunday, expanding its control in the eastern Syrian province, reported pro-opposition news Smart News Agency.