Syria: At least 3 killed as Kurdish militias and army accuse each other of breaking ceasefire

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Tensions escalated in north‑east Syria after violent clashes between the self‑proclaimed Syrian Democratic Forces and the army of the de facto government, controlled by HTS. Fighting in Al Raqqa province left at least three soldiers dead and several wounded. Both sides accuse each other of violating the ceasefire agreement reached on Sunday, which aimed to integrate Kurdish militias into the Syrian state. The clashes occurred near Al‑Aqtani prison, where Islamic State combatants are held, raising fears of further destabilization across the region.    #teleSUREnglish #Syria #Ceasefire #AlRaqqa #KurdishForces #HTS #Conflict

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00:00In other news, tensions rise in north-east Syria as Kurdish forces and the army of the de facto government

00:06accuse each other of breaking the recent ceasefire agreement after new firing breaks out.

00:12Violent clashes between the self-proclaimed Syrian Democratic Forces and the army of the country's de facto government,

00:19controlled by the terrorist group HDS, have left at least three soldiers dead and several wounded in the province of Al-Hraqa.

00:26Both sides accuse each other of violating the ceasefire agreement region Sunday,

00:31which sought to integrate Kurdish militias into the Syrian state.

00:35The firing is taking place near the Al-Aqtani prison, which houses combatants from the Islamic State terrorist group,

00:43threatening to destabilize security throughout the region.

00:46Meanwhile, armed groups storm a prison in Syria that houses the thousands of Islamic State terrorist group fighters.

01:01The Kurdish forces guarding it lost control of the premises.

01:05The self-proclaimed Syrian Democratic Forces lost control of the Al-Shadadi prison

01:10in the north-east of the country after an assault by unidentified armed groups.

01:15The complex housed south on the fighters from the terrorist group Daesh,

01:19causing a maximum security alert in the region.

01:22Kurdish militias reported that a nearby international coalition base did not intervene,

01:27despite requests for help.

01:30For its part, the de facto Syrian government warned Kurdish forces

01:33not to exploit the situation for political gain.

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