Violence broke out in the northern Kurdish-majority town of Kobane on Friday, according to Syrian state media. The unrest was triggered by local residents protesting the killing of a former Kurdish fighter. The protests reflect ongoing tensions in the region, highlighting the complex dynamics surrounding Kurdish issues in Syria.
Syrian state television said “outlaws” attacked police cars and carried out an “attack on the Internal Security Directorate building”. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said security forces imposed a curfew on Kobane. “We condemn in the strongest terms the heinous crime that claimed the life of the young man, Sami Sheikhmous Hiso, in a reprehensible incident that violates human, moral, and legal values and constitutes an attack on the security of society and the sanctity of citizens’ lives,” Hasakeh province governor Noureddine Ahmed Eissa said.
Kurds had gathered in several parts of the north and northeast to protest his killing. Early on Friday, Sipan Hamo, regional assistant defence minister and a former senior Kurdish military official, mourned Hiso and said a number of people had already been arrested over the case.
