Assad regime bombs Kurdish stronghold of Hasaka for first time

Assad regime bombs Kurdish stronghold of Hasaka for first time
Assad regime’s warplanes on Thursday bombed Kurdish-controlled areas of the city of Hasaka in northeastern Syria for the first time in the five-year-old war, the spokesman for the Syrian Kurdish YPG group and a monitoring group said. 

YPG spokesman Redur Xelil said the air strikes had hit Kurdish districts of the city, which is mostly controlled by Kurdish groups, and the positions of a Kurdish security force known as the Asayish.

"There are martyrs and wounded," he told Reuters.

The YPG controls wide areas of northeastern Syria, where Kurdish groups have established an autonomous government since the start of the Syrian Revolution in 2011. Assad regime still has footholds in the cities of Qamishli and Hasaka.

Tensions erupted between pro-government forces and Kurdish groups in Hasaka on Tuesday, leading to the most significant violence between the sides since several days of fighting in Qamishli in April.

Xelil said Assad regime’s warplanes were bombarding Kurdish districts of Hasaka with artillery, and there were fierce clashes in the city.

On their side, the YPG groups have vowed to retaliate after Assad regime’s attacks on their territories, according to Aljazeera

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