Al-Hasakah Province – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Syrian Observatory activists have reported that the Turkish forces interfered to stop the fierce clashes among Turkish-backed factions, which lasted until the early hours of Tuesday morning, in Ras Al-Ain city in the northern countryside of Al-Hasakah. The Turks forces the conflicting factions to stop fighting. Meanwhile, tension is on the rise throughout the city.

SOHR sources monitored yesterday evening violent clashes with machineguns and RPG in the neighbourhoods of Ras al-Ain city “Sari Kani”, between “Ahrar al-Sharqiya” and Turkish-backed “Al-Mutassim Brigade”. Clashes took place in the neighbourhood of Al-Mahata, Al-Abra, Church Street, the border crossing and Khazan Al-Miyah in the neighborhood of Kharabat.

Reliable sources informed the Syrian Observatory that the factions of “Al-Qaqaa Brigade” and the 20th Division were involved in the clashes.

Observatory activists documented the killing of two members of “Al-Mutassim Brigade” and the injury of others. More rebels of the other factions were confirmed dead or wounded.

SOHR sources confirmed that the clashes ignited following a dispute over the sharing of money and royalties which the factions had imposed on residents, as well as the seizure of private property belonging to civilians.