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Kurds say 18 dead in clashes with Syria regime forces
QAMISHLI, Syria, Sept 8, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Syrian Kurdish forces said they
clashed with regime fighters in the divided northeastern city of Qamishli on
Saturday, leading to the deaths of 18 combatants.
The rare flare-up in the Kurdish-majority city near the Turkish border saw
11 regime fighters and seven Kurds killed, the Kurdish security forces said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor,
reported the same death toll.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1612 hrs