(AFP) The death toll in clashes between Kurds in northern Syria and Arab residents backed by security forces has risen to at least 35 since last week, Kurdish and Syrian officials said. Abdel Aziz Daoud, general secretary of the banned Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party, said Wednesday a total of 30 people had been killed, while Salah Kiddo of the banned Kurdish People's Union added that 250 Kurds had been hurt. Five Syrian Arabs have also died in the violence since March 12.
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