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
Qamishli and Al-Hasakah, Syria
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 Arab 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.