QAMISHLI, Syria – Demonstrators and supporters of the ruling Democratic Union Party (PYD) clashed during a protest in Qamishli by opposition parties calling for the release of their imprisoned members, according to reports.
The Kurdish National Council (KNC) had staged a protest in Qamishli on Friday, condemning the arrest and imprisonment of their leaders. Some opposition protesters and PYD supporters got involved in fistfights, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
The Rojava Asayesh have arrested 30 KNC leaders and expelled tens of its members to the Kurdistan Region.
PYD supporters allegedly also raided the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (Syria) and the Kurdish Union Party, smashing their office equipment, according to the Observatory.
