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| Clashes erupt between YPG and Nusra near Syria's Afrin |
| 2015-07-31 |
| [ARA] Clashes broke out on Thursday between forces of Evil of al-Nusra ...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli sh-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... Front and Kurdish forces of the People's Protection Units (YPG) in the countryside of Afrin in Aleppo province, northern Syria, local activists reported. The festivities erupted as the Nusra Front's fighters assaulted some Kurdish villagers in the vicinity of Atama village and the town of Jenderis in the countryside of Afrin, media activist Sardar Khalil told ARA News in Afrin. "When YPG fighters intervened to protect the villagers, who were assaulted by Nusra forces of Evil while working in their farms, the jihadist group opened fire and targeted YPG security checkpoints," the source said. A YPG fighter told ARA News that their forces had reached a truce with Nusra forces of Evil in the northwestern countryside of Aleppo. "However, corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds... some of Nusra's forces of Evil are apparently trying to resume the fighting with our forces." "We (YPG) won't stay still towards any such violations against civilians in Afrin," he said. adding that Thursday's festivities didn't result in any casualties and that Nusra forces of Evil retreated to their bases in Aleppo countryside. Nusra Front is Syria's branch of al-Qaeda. The group shares control with Syrian Salafist tough guys in Aleppo, Idlib and Qunaitra. Following months of fighting, Nusra reached a truce with Kurdish forces of the YPG in the northern countryside of Aleppo more than six months ago. |
| Posted by:Fred |