Siege of Qamishli and Al-Hasakah

Siege of Qamishli and Al-Hasakah
Part of the Rojava conflict and the Syrian Civil War
Date10 January – 2 February 2021
(3 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Result

Kurdish Asayish victory

  • Siege lifted
Belligerents
 Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Syria Syrian Arab Republic
Units involved

Asayish police

YPG
Syrian police
National Defense Force
 Syrian Army
Casualties and losses
None 2 killed[1][2]
7 wounded[3][1]
3 captured[4]
6 civilians wounded[1]

The siege of Qamishli and Al-Hasakah was a siege laid upon Baathist Syrian government-controlled areas of the towns of Qamishli and Al-Hasakah by the Asayish forces of the AANES. The siege was allegedly enacted in response to the restrictions of exclusively SDF-controlled areas of the Shahba region and the restriction of movement and supplies to the YPG-controlled neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo by the Syrian government.[5]

The siege was mainly centered in the "Hasakah Security Box," and the neighborhoods of Halko and al-Tayy in Qamishli,[6] preventing the entry of forces loyal to the Syrian government as well as supplies and fuel to the areas.[7] The siege began on 10 January 2021 after the two sides failed to reach an agreement regarding a wide range of issues, including release of AANES prisoners.[8][7]

  1. ^ a b c "For 22th day in a row, "Asayish" continues sieging regime in al-Hasakeh city, and tightening its siege on regime in al-Qamishli". SOHR. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "توتر جديد بين "قسد" والنظام في القامشلي.. روسيا تتدخل". عنب بلدي (in Arabic). 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. ^ "المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان: إشتباكات بين قوات النظام ووحدات الأسايش الكردية في القامشلي". SOHR. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ ""الأسايش" تعتقل عناصر و 3 ضباط برتبة عالية من قوات النظام في ريف الحسكة.. وقوات النظام تستنفر في مدينة القامشلي". SOHR. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ al-Khateb, Khaled (2021-01-27). "Russia uses regime-SDF tensions to expand presence in northeast Syria". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  6. ^ "بين خصمين.. أهالي حيي حلكو وطي في القامشلي تحت الحصار". عنب بلدي (in Arabic). 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  7. ^ a b "لفك الحصار وإدخال المواد الغذائية إلى الأحياء السكنية.. مئات المواطنين يتظاهرون في مدينة الحسكة وسط تزايد الاستياء الشعبي في المنطقة". SOHR. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  8. ^ al-Khatab, Khaled (27 January 2021). "Russia uses regime-SDF tensions to expand presence in northeast Syria". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

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