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The weekend fighting broke out in the city of Hasaka following a pro-Syrian government protest against Kurdish authorities, according to a local source.
“As the Asayish (Kurdish security forces) opened fire to disperse the protest, four protesters were wounded, one of whom died shortly after in the hospital,” Jindar Berekat, a reporter based in Hasaka, told VOA.
In response, militiamen affiliated with the Syrian government attacked a nearby checkpoint manned by Kurdish fighters, prompting a shootout between the two sides, local news media reported.
Hasaka is largely under the control of U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a military alliance composed of Kurdish fighters and other groups that has been a major actor in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) terror group.