Clashes in the Kurdish city of Qamiþlo
Clashes in the Kurdish city of Qamiþlo
Syrian state forces launched an attack against a group of patrolling Peoples Defense Unions (YPG) members in Qamiþlo, the biggest city in West Kurdistan.
One YPG member was reported wounded in the attack on Friday night.
The attack by state forces came after the Kurdish people seized all government institutions in the Kurdish city of Kobani in West Kurdistan on 19 July and took the city of Afrin and the district of Cidêris on the 20th.
Committees for civil defense which announced on Thursday that they hold themselves responsible for ensuring security in Kurdish regions have declared their organization as Peoples Defense Unions (YPG) on Friday.
One YPG member was reported wounded in the attack on Friday night.
The attack by state forces came after the Kurdish people seized all government institutions in the Kurdish city of Kobani in West Kurdistan on 19 July and took the city of Afrin and the district of Cidêris on the 20th.
Committees for civil defense which announced on Thursday that they hold themselves responsible for ensuring security in Kurdish regions have declared their organization as Peoples Defense Unions (YPG) on Friday.
