Clashes have broken out between western Kurdistan's People's Defense Units (YPG) and al-Qaeda linked Islamist gang groups in the Susik village, 10 km away from the Tal Abyad (Girê Spî) city bordering Turkey, early Thursday morning.

According to the reports received, clashes in the area broke out as YPG responded to the artillery attacks armed groups launched against the Susikê village at around 5 a.m. on Thursday.

Clashes are continuing in the village which has been damaged by the artillery attacks of the jihadist groups. Casualities are reported on the gang groups' side.

Three gang members were killed in clashes with YPG fighters near the Susikê village on 18 September evening. YPG fighters also killed three other gang members and damaged two vehicles in clashes near the Birkino village of Tal Abyad.

Nine members of the gang groups had been killed in the Susik village of Tal Abyad city on Tuesday evening.

Some 81 gang members were killed in the "Martyr Dilovan and Aleppo Martyrs" operation YPG launched on 15 September in Tal Abyad (Girê Spî) as part of the "Şehîd Çekjin Revolutionary Operation" they started early September in response to the attacks of al-Qaeda linked Islamist gang groups fighting against them. According to hospital sources, over 40 wounded members of the gang groups were rushed to Turkish hospitals with ambulances.