There is fighting between the Muslims and the government, so what is the ruling on one who dies in this fighting?

The questioner : ... regarding the casualties from both sides, the Muslim side and the government side facing the Muslims, he asks: what is the status of one who dies among them? What is his ruling?

The Shaykh : Of course, deeds are by intentions. A person may perform a deed with the intention of doing good, and the deed itself may be good, but if it is not done at the right time, it becomes not good. However, as long as his intention is good, he will not be punished for it, at the very least. And he may be rewarded if Allah knows from him sincerity in what he intended. As for ... the government, they are, without doubt, such that it cannot be said that they are fighting in the cause of Allah. And both of these groups are ordered not to advance to fight each other, because it is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and it does not result in any reform, as the Muslim group desires.