Infighting between SNA factions leaves 15 deaths and injuries in Sere kaniye in NE Syria
TEL TAMR, Syria (North Press) – Violent clashes erupted on Saturday between members of two Turkish-backed opposition SNA factions, in the Sere kaniye area (Ras al-Ain) in northeast Syria, due to disputes over the property of the displaced civilians.
Violent clashes erupted between Ahrar al-Sharqiya and al-Hamza Division factions in the village of Tel Diab, south of the city of Sere kaniye, as a result of dispute over the control of a gas station and farmland belonging to the displaced residents of the village, a local source told North Press.
Heavy weapons were used in the clashes, resulting in the death of at least two people and the injury of three others on both sides, according to the source.
The source also said that most of the residents of Tel Diab village fled the village as a result of the clashes.
These clashes come at a time when the areas under the control of the Turkish forces and the SNA, in northeast Syria, continue to witness fierce dispute and infighting between these factions, which are often over thefts and influence.
Turkish forces and their affiliated SNA factions invaded Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) in October 2019 following a military operation named “Peace Spring” under the pretext of pushing the fighters of the Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) away from the Turkish border with Syria.
The Turkish-occupied areas in north and northeastern Syria continue to witness a state of security chaos and instability amid the SNA factions’ inability to maintain the situation.