Syrian opposition activists and pro-government media say Arab tribesmen have clashed with U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in a number of areas of japanese Syria, leaving not less than 10 individuals useless and others wounded
ByThe Related Press
August 29, 2023, 10:57 AM
BEIRUT — Arab tribesmen clashed with U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in a number of areas of japanese Syria on Tuesday, leaving not less than 10 individuals useless and others wounded, opposition activists and pro-government media mentioned.
The clashes are among the many worst lately within the area alongside the border with Iraq the place tons of of U.S. troops have been primarily based since 2015 to assist in the struggle towards the Islamic State group.
The clashes first broke out Monday, a day after the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces detained the commander of a previously allied group and several other different members of his faction after they have been invited to a gathering within the northeastern metropolis of Hassakeh.
Some Arab tribesmen within the japanese province of Deir el-Zour have been angered by the detention of Ahmad Khbeil, higher often known as Abu Khawla. He heads the Deir el-Zour Army Council, which was allied with the SDF in its yearslong battle towards the Islamic State group in Syria.
The clashes elevate considerations of extra divisions between U.S.-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters in japanese Syria, the place the Islamic State group as soon as loved a large presence. U.S.-backed fighters play a significant function in focusing on Islamic State sleeper cells that also perform lethal assaults.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition conflict monitor, reported that 10 Arab tribesmen and three SDF fighters have been killed in clashes within the villages of Hrejieh and Breeha.
One other activist collective that covers information within the area, Deir Ezzor 24, mentioned eight civilians have been killed within the village of Hrejieh, the place the preventing was essentially the most intense.
The professional-government Sham FM radio station mentioned 10 individuals have been killed in Hrejieh and Breeha and that dozens of civilians have been wounded as effectively.
On any day, there are not less than 900 U.S. forces in japanese Syria, together with an undisclosed variety of contractors. They accomplice with the SDF to work to forestall a comeback by the Islamic State group.