A member of the Public Security forces in the Kurdish neighborhood of Sheikh Maksoud (Þêx Meqsûd) lost his life as a result of clashes between Assad’s soldiers and Free Syrian Army in predominantly Kurdish city of Aleppo.

Syrian soldiers and armed opposition activists have been involved in intense clashes near the neighborhood which opposition militants attempted to enter during the conflict early Friday morning. Syrian soldiers also made a move to enter the area from which local defense forces therewith repulsed both sides to not to allow any civilians to come to harm.

39 year-old Resid Habib, a member of Kurdish defense forces, lost his life while three others were injured in the conflict near the neighborhood whose control was soon later taken by YPG forces.

Around 600 thousand Kurds live in the Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maksoud and Eþrefiye in Syria’s second largest city Aleppo. Security in both neighborhoods is ensured by People’s Defense Units forces