Battle of Qamishli (2016) explained

Conflict:Battle of Qamishli (2016)
Partof:the Rojava conflict and the Syrian Civil War
Date:20–22 April 2016
Place:Qamishli, al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
Map Type:Syria#Turkey
Map Relief:yes
Result:Ceasefire
  • Kurdish forces capture the besieged Allaya Prison
Combatant1: Democratic Federation of Northern Syria
Combatant2: Syrian Arab Republic[3]
Commander1: Heval Redur[7]
(Asayish commander)
Commander2:Unknown
Casualties1:16 killed[8]
Casualties2:22–31 killed,[9] 80–102 captured
Casualties3:17–23 civilians killed

The 2016 Battle of Qamishli was a violent urban battle between the Asayish police of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the pro-Syrian government National Defence Forces in the city of Qamishli, Syria.

The battle

On 20 April 2016, National Defence Forces militias attacked an Asayish patrol when Kurdish police failed to stop at a government checkpoint inside the Qamishli District.[10] According to Kurdish sources the NDF killed 2 Asayish members and 2 civilians with sniper fire. Additional clashes then escalated between the two factions, with Asayish forces taking part in the fighting, killing 8 NDF members and arresting others.

The next day, the Asayish encircled government forces in the center of the city, taking over a bakery and the besieged Allaya Prison, with five Asayish fighters being killed.[11] 45 NDF militiamen surrendered and several civilians were killed.[12] [13] During the battle Asayish forces removed a poster of Bashar al-Assad in captured areas.[14] In response, the Syrian Army shelled the prison and surrounding areas with mortars, killing 4 civilians in the nearby neighborhoods. On the same day, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed a car bomb attack that killed and wounded 15 Kurdish fighters in the city. In the evening, the NDF and Sootoro reversed some of Asayish's gains and captured two checkpoints, a stadium, and a hospital in the city.[15]

An indefinite ceasefire was declared on 22 April. According to the ceasefire agreement, each side will keep the territory under its control. The ceasefire gave the Kurds control of more territory in Northern Syria.[13] [16] [17]

Aftermath

Nearly two dozen of the captured pro-government fighters were subsequently released under the terms of the ceasefire on 25 April.[18]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clashes erupt between Syrian regime and Kurdish forces in Qamishli. ARA News. 20 April 2016. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171217040055/http://aranews.net/2016/04/clashes-erupt-syrian-regime-kurdish-forces-qamishli/. 17 December 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Ceasefire declared in Qamishlo. Firat News Agency. 23 April 2016. 26 April 2016.
  3. Web site: From the Frontlines of Assad's Strike on the Kurds. The Daily Beast. 22 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Government, Assyrian forces capture more territory from Kurdish troops in Qamishli. Al-Masdar News. 22 April 2016. 22 April 2016. 6 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160506164848/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/government-assyrian-forces-capture-territory-kurdish-troops-qamishli/. dead.
  5. Web site: Syrian regime forces bomb Kurdish city of Qamishli amid raging clashes. ARA News. 22 April 2016. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171217040051/http://aranews.net/2016/04/syrian-regime-forces-bomb-kurdish-city-qamishli-heavy-weapons/. 17 December 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: 50 NDF soldiers surrender to Kurds in Qamishli as clashes enter day three. Al-Masdar News. 22 April 2016. 22 April 2016. 6 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160506160732/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/50-ndf-soldiers-surrender-kurds-qamishli-clashes-enter-day-three/. dead.
  7. http://aranews.net/2016/04/ceasefire-reached-kurds-assad-regime-following-heavy-clashes-qamislo/ "Ceasefire reached between Kurds and Assad regime following heavy clashes in Qamislo"
  8. Web site: 89 قضوا أمس بينهم 27 عنصراً من قوات النظام والمسلحين الموالين لها، و31 استشهدوا جراء قصف جوي وسقوط قذائف وطلقات نارية وانفجارات وتحت التعذيب وظروف أخرى المرصد السورى لحقوق الإنسان . https://web.archive.org/web/20160502003433/http://www.syriahr.com/?p=167789 . dead . 2 May 2016 . www.syriahr.com . ar . 2 May 2016.
  9. News: Kurdish forces to keep areas taken from Syrian government forces truce . 6 February 2024 . Reuters . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011075634/http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN0XL0FH . 11 October 2017.
  10. Web site: Clashes erupt between Syrian government and Kurdish forces in Qamishli. Fadel. Leith. 20 April 2016. Al-Masdar News. https://web.archive.org/web/20160506180748/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kurds-government-forces-clash-qamishli/. 6 May 2016. 20 April 2016.
  11. Web site: Battle between Syrian government, Kurdish force kills 26: Kurdish official. 21 April 2016. www.reuters.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170611155252/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-hasaka-idUSKCN0XI1G6. 11 June 2017. 11 August 2017.
  12. News: Kurdish, Syrian government forces declare truce in Qamishli area: statement. 23 April 2016. Reuters. 18 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510103549/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-qamashli-idUSKCN0XK05I. 10 May 2017.
  13. News: Qamishli Ceasefire Gives Kurds More Territory in Northern Syria VICE News. Owen. Tess. 24 April 2016. VICE News. 18 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827033856/https://news.vice.com/article/syrian-kurds-will-keep-the-territory-they-seized-from-pro-assad-forces-under-qamishli-ceasefire. 27 August 2016.
  14. Web site: Two days of bloodshed in Qamishli as Kurds battle regime forces. 21 April 2016. Syria:direct. 11 August 2017.
  15. Web site: Silence in al-Qamishli after violent clashes. 22 April 2016. Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. https://web.archive.org/web/20160922201541/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2016/04/22/silence-in-al-qamishli-after-violent-clashes/. 22 September 2016. 11 August 2017.
  16. Web site: Regime, Kurds agree to indefinite truce in northeast Syria city. 22 April 2016. AFP. 11 August 2017.
  17. Web site: Breaking: Government, Kurdish leadership declare truce in Qamishli. Fadel. Leith. 22 April 2016. Al-Masdar News. https://web.archive.org/web/20160507055328/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-government-kurdish-leadership-declare-truce-qamishli/. 7 May 2016. 11 August 2017.
  18. Web site: Kurdish, government forces exchange prisoners in Qamishli. Fadel. Leith. 25 April 2016. Al-Masdar News. https://web.archive.org/web/20160508090844/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kurdish-government-forces-exchange-prisoners-qamishli/. 8 May 2016. 11 August 2017.

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