Rojava-Syrian government relations and conflicts Rojava conflict
while conflict between ypg , syrian government has not been active fighting against islamist forces, there have been several conflicts between 2 forces. territory once controlled syrian government in both qamishli , al-hasakah has been lost ypg forces. @ end of april 2016, clashes erupted between government forces , kurdish fighters control of city.
as of beginning of august 2016, ypg fighters controlled two-thirds of northeastern city of al-hasakah, while pro-government militia controlled remainder. on 17 august 2016, heavy clashes broke out between kurdish fighters , pro-government militias, resulting in deaths of 4 civilians, 4 kurdish fighters, , 3 government loyalists. on 18 august, syrian government aircraft bombed kurdish positions in hasakah, including 3 kurdish checkpoints , 3 kurdish bases. syrian kurds had demanded pro-government national defense forces militia disband in al-hasakah. government source told afp air strikes message kurds should stop sort of demand constitutes affront national sovereignty . possible factor behind fighting may have been recent thaw in turkish-russian relations began in july 2016; russia, key ally of syrian government, had been supporting syrian kurdish forces means apply pressure turkey. after recent setbacks suffered isis in syria , iraq , improvements in turkish-russian relationship, possible russia , allies began view strong ypg increasingly less useful.
in response attacks syrian aircraft on kurdish positions near al-hasakah, united states scrambled planes on city in order deter further attacks.
by 22 august, syrian government troops, hezbollah fighters, , members of iranian paramilitary basij militia had become involved in fighting against kurdish forces in al-hasakah.
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