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The relationship between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) has been one of tentative cooperation. Both are opposed to the Assad regime and ISIS, however clashes have taken place. Recently, the two forces have been working together to battle ISIS under the name of Euphrates Volcano. ==Early clashes== The earliest incident of Kurdish–FSA fighting happened between June 29 and July 3, 2012. The rebels and the PYD clashed in the town of Afrin, during which two rebel fighters and one ex-PYD member were killed.〔("The impending Syrian-Kurdish conflict" )〕 On 25 October, some 200 rebels moved into the district of Ashrafiyeh in the Kurdish-controlled area of Sheikh Maqsud of Aleppo city. It was the first time that government or rebel forces moved in a substantial way into the Kurdish areas. Previously the area had been regarded as neutral with Kurdish militia clashing with both rebel and army units. The rebel unit responsible is allegedly the Liwa al-Tawhid brigade who reportedly told the locals "We are here to spend Eid with you." Ashrafiyeh is important as a part of the city heights and controls routes between the north and south of Aleppo.〔(Syrian rebels take Aleppo Kurdish area )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syria violence flares ahead of possible truce )〕 Previous rebel attempts to move into the district had been repelled.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syria rebels struggle to advance in new Aleppo offensive )〕 Rebel activists have claimed that Kurdish forces had either reached agreement with rebels to allow their rapid advance or assisted the rebels by simply leaving their checkpoints overnight.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Skirmishes reported as holiday cease-fire begins in Syria 26 October 2012 )〕 One rebel spokesman has even gone as far as to indicate that Kurdish forces may join the Free Syrian Army. On 26 October, rebels clashed with Kurdish militias that tried to stop them entering the Sheikh Maqsud neighourhood. 19 rebels and 3–5 Kurdish fighters were killed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syrian rebels and Kurdish militiamen clash in Aleppo )〕 One Kurdish leader said that they had ''"a gentlemen's agreement"'' with the rebels that they would not enter Kurdish areas and that the rebels had violated it when they entered Ashrafiyeh.〔("Syria activists report clashes despite cease-fire" )〕 According to another report, by activists who organised a Kurdish protest at a PYD militant checkpoint between the Kurdish areas of Ashrafiyeh and al-Sheikh Maqsoud, rebel fighters opened fire on the protesters, leaving eight dead〔 and five wounded. The Kurds warned that this may lead to clashes between Arab and Kurdish fighters in the area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aleppo province )〕 Overall, the PYD stated that 10 Kurds were killed during the clashes, including the three fighters.〔 SOHR put the Kurdish toll at 11, for a total of 30 dead, when including the 19 rebels. 200 people were kidnapped or captured as a result of the fighting. The PYD captured 20 rebel fighters, while the rebels detained 180 Kurds, civilians and fighters,〔("Fears of new front as Syria rebels clash with Kurds" ), ''Khaleej Times'', October 2012.〕 120 of them near the town of Hayyan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=More than 120 Syrian-Kurd civilians freed after being kidnapped by rebel fighters )〕 SOHR said that the PYD was still in control of the Ashrafiyeh neighbourhood. A PYD statement published after the fighting blamed both the Syrian army and the FSA for the violence. "We have chosen to remain neutral, and we will not take sides in a war that will only bring suffering and destruction to our country," the statement said. The rebels said that the clashes started after their forces attacked a security compound in Ashrafieh, which was defended by both PKK fighters and government troops.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syria airforce bombs cities, truce 'practically over' )〕 On 28 October, near the Kurdish village of Yazi Bah, close to the Turkish border in the Aleppo countryside, rebel forces reportedly tried to storm the town of Qastal Jindo (al-Kastal). During the fighting that followed between the PYD and the rebels, 4–5 rebel fighters were killed. Among the dead was also Abou Ibrahim, the leader of the rebel Northern Storm Brigade. He previously claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims. The next day, SOHR reported that a Kurd, taken prisoner by the rebels near Hayan, was tortured to death.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rebel-Kurd tensions boil over in Syria's north – By Jennie Matthew )〕 On 30 October, the third consecutive day of clashes at al-Kastal, the town was shelled with mortars from the rebel stronghold of A'zaz. Sporadic gunfire also occurred near the village.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aleppo province )〕 Meanwhile, in a new round of clashes in the Kurdish areas of Aleppo city, rebels opened fire on Kurdish protesters killing three of them.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Preliminary death toll for Tuesday 30/10/2012: More than 120 Syrians have been killed so far today )〕 The day after, PYD fighters ambushed rebels near the rebel-held Turkish border crossing of Bab al-Salameh, killing one fighter and wounding two.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fighting erupts between Syrian rebels and Kurds )〕 On 2 November, the rebels reportedly executed Shaha Ali Abdu, a Kurdish PYD militia leader, who they previously captured in Aleppo city while she was on a mission to return the bodies of rebel fighters that were killed during the clashes between the FSA and the Kurdish militia.〔(Syria rebels kill Kurd militia leader, NGO says )〕 Reports of Shaha Ali Abdu's execution were later found to be untrue as she turned up unharmed in the town of Afrin 9 days later.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Female Kurdish militia leader widely reported as killed by Syrian rebels turns up alive )〕 The next day, a government airstrike on Ras al Ain killed 7 rebels.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Syrian jets, helicopters hit rebel town near Turkey )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「YPG–FSA relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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