Syrian gov’t soldier killed in clashes with Kurd-led SDF in Aleppo province

Syria’s caller authorities says it volition not instrumentality portion successful planned meetings with SDF successful Paris amid tensions.

A authorities worker has been killed successful clashes with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) successful Aleppo province, Syria’s authorities quality agency, SANA, reports, citing the Ministry of Defence.

The latest eruption of violence betwixt the 2 sides came connected Tuesday successful northwestern Syria and formed further uncertainty implicit an integration deal signed successful March by the equipped radical and Syria’s interim authorities arsenic portion of efforts to reunite the country, devastated and divided by a 14-year war, aft the ouster of longtime person Bashar al-Assad successful December.

The Defence Ministry said connected Tuesday that the SDF indispensable abide by that accord and halt targeting authorities forces, informing that “the continuation of these actions volition pb to caller consequences”, SANA reported.

However, the March statement does not specify however the SDF would beryllium merged into Syria’s equipped forces. The radical has antecedently said its forces indispensable articulation arsenic a bloc portion the authorities wants its fighters to articulation arsenic individuals.

Syria’s fledgling government, led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, said past week that it would not instrumentality portion successful planned meetings with the SDF successful Paris amid mounting tensions.

In the meantime, Syria’s overseas curate and a elder authoritative successful the country’s Kurdish medication reportedly met connected Tuesday successful Damascus, sources from some sides told the AFP quality agency.

The SDF was the main unit allied with the United States successful Syria during warring that defeated ISIL (ISIS) successful 2019.

On Saturday, the radical accused government-backed factions of attacking areas successful northeastern Syria much than 22 times. It said it had exercised restraint during specified “aggressions” but the continuation of attacks “threatens communal spot and undermines understandings”.

Al-Sharaa’s caller authorities has besides been beset by dense fallout from sectarian unit that broke retired connected July 13 successful the confederate state of Suwayda betwixt Bedouin and Druze fighters. Government troops were deployed to quell the conflict. The bloodshed worsened, and Israel carried retired strikes connected Syrian troops and besides bombed the bosom of the capital, Damascus, nether the pretext of protecting the Druze.

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies