Two Syrian army soldiers were killed on Wednesday night in clashes with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the outskirts of Raqqa, the Ministry of Defense said on Thursday.
The ministry said in a statement carried by SANA state news agency that clashes took place after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) attacked army positions in Raqqa province.
The Kurdish-led militants took control of several locations “resulting in the death of two army soldiers and the wounding of others”, the ministry said.
Soldiers then returned fire and retook the positions, it said, adding Damascus held the SDF responsible for the attack.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor gave a higher toll of six government personnel dead.
In March, the SDF signed an agreement with Syria’s new authorities to integrate Kurdish military and civilian institutions into the central government.
However, differences between the two sides have held up the deal’s implementation.
The Kurds have called for decentralization, which Damascus has rejected.
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