Clashes between SNA factions leave injuries in NE Syria’s Sere Kaniye
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Fierce clashes erupted on Tuesday evening between Turkish-backed Military Police and militants of al-Akidat clan in the Turkish-occupied city of Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) in the northern countryside of Hasakah Governorate, northeast Syria.
A local source told North Press, clashes with light and medium weapons erupted between al-Akidat clan and the Military Police as the latter arrested a woman from the clan charged with dealing with the Islamic State Organization (ISIS).
Al-Akidat clan hails from Deir ez-Zor Governorate.
The clashes, which lasted more than an hour, led to the injury of three civilians at least, including a woman, the source added.
In October 2019, Turkish forces, with the support of the SNA factions, launched the military operation “Peace Spring” against Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad under the pretext of pushing the fighters of the Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) away from the Turkish border with Syria.
As a result, they seized many areas in the abovementioned areas and displaced approximately 300,000 civilians, human rights reports said.
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.