DAMASCUS, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and three others wounded on Sunday when the Kurdish militia opened fire to disperse protesters in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, state news agency SANA reported.
Crowds of people took to the streets in Hasakah to protest against the siege laid by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to government-controlled zones in the province, SANA said.
The SDF set up more checkpoints in Hasakah and arrested a number of civilians, it added.
The SDF has been laying a siege to government zones in Hasakah since Jan. 19, preventing the entry of food and other necessary items.
The SDF controls most of Hasakah while the government only has a few zones, including the airport of Qamishli city, in control. Enditem
