▁operations ▁against ▁S DF . ▁▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁- ▁Cl ash es ▁broke ▁out ▁between ▁Turkish ▁back ed ▁forces ▁and ▁Kur d ish ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁Y PG ▁in ▁northern ▁Ale ppo . ▁The ▁Free ▁Sy rian ▁Army ▁fired ▁art illery ▁and ▁mort ars ▁at ▁Y PG ▁lines ▁and ▁heavy ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire ▁was ▁also ▁used . ▁The ▁cl ash es ▁reported ly ▁came ▁after ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁height ened ▁t ension ▁between ▁S DF ▁and ▁Turkey ▁with ▁the ▁Turkish ▁military ▁recently ▁sending ▁rein for c ements ▁to ▁Jar ab ulus ▁and ▁areas ▁near ▁Man bij ▁which ▁is ▁currently ▁under ▁S DF ▁control . ▁▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁- ▁Turkish ▁forces ▁sh elled ▁Y PG ▁positions ▁near ▁Tell ▁R ifa at . ▁The ▁Y PG ▁respond ed ▁by ▁shell ing ▁positions ▁under ▁Turkish ▁and ▁al lied ▁re bel ▁control . ▁Russian ▁military ▁police ▁had ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁the ▁location ▁two ▁days ▁before . ▁▁ 4 ▁May ▁- ▁Cl ash es ▁er upt ed ▁between ▁Turkish ▁and ▁al lied ▁Free ▁Sy rian ▁Army ▁forces ▁with ▁the ▁Y PG ▁over ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁two ▁Turkish ▁soldiers . ▁During ▁the ▁fighting ▁the ▁Free ▁Sy rian ▁Army ▁captured ▁three ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Tell ▁R ifa at ▁Sub d istrict ▁from ▁the ▁Y PG , ▁and ▁later ▁with d rew . ▁▁ 5 ▁August ▁- ▁H RE ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁attacked ▁and ▁killed ▁ 8 ▁f igh ters ▁belonging ▁to ▁A hr ar ▁al - Sh am ▁and ▁Su q our