Summary
Two pro-government fighters were killed in clashes with Kurdish forces in northeast Syria, Kurdish and security sources said Thursday, in a sign of rising tensions between the two sides.
The two fighters of the National Defense Forces (NDF), a pro-regime Syrian militia, were killed in an exchange of fire late Wednesday with the local Kurdish police force, known as the Asayish, in the city of Qamishli.
Since Tuesday, Asayish forces in Qamishli have detained at least 20 pro-government fighters, and at least three Kurdish forces are being held by the regime.
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