Senior US-Backed Militant Commander Assassinated by Unknown Attackers in Northeastern Syria

Unknown assailant opened fire at SDF field Commander Joudi Hasaka near al-Tahouneh region in Jabal Abdul Aziz in Western Hasaka, killing the commander and two of his aides.
In the meantime, tens of people gathered in al-Nashwa neighborhood's square in Hasaka and protested against the Kurdish militias, hoisting the Syrian government flags.
Local sources said that the Kurdish militias were sent to the scene of popular uprising and fired teargas and live bullets to disperse the protestors.
A fresh wave of tensions between the Kurdish fighters and civilians has erupted in Hasaka province.    
On Saturday, the Arabic-language website of Russia's state news agency, Sputnik, quoted Sheikh Mohammad Daham, one of the most well-known tribal leaders in Eastern Syrian, as saying that the US forces and their allied Kurdish militias have launched a fresh wave of arrests against villagers on the banks of Khabour River.
The report further said that the US forces and the Kurdish militias are aware of the strong tribal support for the Damascus government, adding that the US forces and their allies are trying to disarm the villagers in areas stretching from South of al-Shadadi region in Hasaka province to Deir Ezzur in Eastern Syria in order to deflate popular resistance and uprising that once occurred in Iraq.
It went on to say that the coalition has demanded Commander of Deir Ezzur fighters Abu Khouleh al-Khabil to invite tribal leaders and elites of Sour region in Deir Ezzur, but none attended the meeting.
Daham further told Sputnik that the tribal fighters have detonated an arms and ammunition depot of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in al-Sina'ah region along the highway to Hasaka in Northern Deir Ezzur, adding that the tribal fighters have threatened to carry out more attacks against the coalition.
Source: FNA