Al-Qamishly | Tension grows between Syrian regime and Asayish Forces, while the Russians try to defuse the dispute

Al-Hasakah Province – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR sources have reported growing tension in the city of Al-Qamishli in Al-Hasakah between regime forces and the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) over exchange of arrested by both sides. This tension followed the arrest of several people by regime forces for various charges, including accusations of “belonging to the Autonomous Administration, working in Autonomous Administration’s institutions, and defaulting the compulsory service in regime army”. Meanwhile, Asayish Forces, which dominate most of the city with SDF, responded to the regime’s arrests by arresting members of regime security services.

 

It is worth noting that no one of the detainees have been released so far, at a time when SOHR sources have confirmed that Russia is tying to control the situation through communications with Russian forces stationed in Al-Qamishli airbase and commanders of SDF and Asayish.

 

Last night, SOHR sources reported growing security tension in Al-Qamishli city, after the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) arrested three members of the regime’s “Air-Force Intelligence” service in the city, taking them to unknown destination. Meanwhile, regime forces amassed troops in order to launch a campaign of arrests in the region.

 

It is worth noting that the Internal Security Forces dominates Al-Qamishli city, although regime forces are stationed in several positions there.

 

SOHR sources reported in November that the Internal Security Forces (Asaysh) stormed exchange and remittance offices in al-Derbasiya, Amuda and al-Qamishli. According to Syrian Observatory sources, the “Asayish” forces closed some offices in these areas, after storming them in a “barbaric” manner, according to the residents. “Asayish” forces confiscated the offices’ equipment, including computers and telephones in order to force the offices to obtain work permits from the “Autonomous Administration”.

 

It is worth nothing that the offices of remittance and exchange that were stormed and closed had previous licenses from the Syrian regime.