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Syrian Kurdish forces detain NDF militiamen: activists

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian Kurdish internal security forces arrested 60 members of National Defense Forces, a pro-regime militia in the northeastern city of Qamishli Wednesday, activists said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the Syrian conflict through a network of sources on the ground, said the Syrian Kurdish internal security forces known as the Asayish also shelled an area containing government security buildings.

Asayish had arrested 80 NDF fighters after the the militia tried to arrest Kurds fighters, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl.

Most of Qamishli is controlled by the Kurdish security forces, though the Syrian regime still has a presence in the city and controls its airport.

Senior Kurdish official accused regime's militias of creating tension in Qamishli.

The tension resulted due to clashes erupted between PYD fighters al-Baath Battalions in Kherbet Ammo village, activist Mahmoud al-Ahmed said.

Syrian Kurdish officials and Syrian government officials could not immediately reached for comment. (With Reuters)

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