23 deaths caused by sudden exchange of fire in Syria
According to the AFP report on September 3, the British based Syrian Human Rights Watch said that some pro Türkiye armed men tried to penetrate into the northeast of Syria, and the Syrian government army fought with them on the 3rd, resulting in 23 deaths in the battle.
According to reports, Rami Abdul Rahman, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that the conflict between the two sides in Hassak province "resulted in the death of 18 armed personnel and 5 deaths on the Syrian government's side.".
The rebel alliance supported by Türkiye is usually known by the name of "Syrian National Army", whose small units tried to infiltrate Hasek Province earlier that day. The government army and local armed forces affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Army have responded to the infiltration behavior.
The report also said that since 2016, Türkiye has repeatedly attacked Kurdish forces in northern Syria. President Erdogan of Türkiye has long hoped to establish a "security zone" with a depth of 30 kilometers along the entire Turkish Syrian border.
In 2019, under the leadership of Russia, an agreement was signed that Syrian government forces could be deployed in certain areas of the border in order to stop Türkiye's offensive.