MESOPOTAMIA NEWS SYRIA : SEVERE CLASHES BETWEEN PYD/PKK-YPG & BASHAR AL ASSADS ARMY

18 KILLED IN REGIME-KURDISH CLASH IN NORTHEAST

9 Sept 2018 – MESOP – A clash between the US-backed Kurdish militia YPG and Assad regime personnel has killed 18 combatants in the divided city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria.

The police force of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) said, “[A regime] patrol opened fire on our forces with light and medium weapons, causing our forces to respond to this violation, which killed 11 regime fighters…and seven of our comrades.”

Local sources said the fighting began when members of the Kurdish police, Asayish, asked regime fighters aboard a patrol vehicle to step out but they refused.At the scene, there were empty camouflaged pick-up trucks with blood holes and blood on the road. The YPG and Asayish control most of Qamishli, but regime forces and pro-Assad militia hold part of the city and the airport.The last significant clashes between the two sides were in April 2016.