SDC leader Ilham Ahmad condemns Turkish drone attack 

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Ilham Ahmed, the president of the Executive Committee of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), condemned a Turkish drone strike that killed three civilians from the same family late on Tuesday evening.

“The Turkish army committed a massacre resulting in the death of 3 civilians from the same family in Qamishli,” Ahmed tweeted on Wednesday.

Today the Turkish army committed a massacre resulted in the death of 3 civilians from the same family in Qamishli.Why the international community remains silent on crimes committed by Turkey. I call on all our friends to hold Turkey accountable for its war crimes

— Elham Ahmad (@ElhamAhmadSDC) November 10, 2021

“Why the international community remains silent on crimes committed by Turkey. I call on all our friends to hold Turkey accountable for its war crimes,” she added.

A Turkish drone strike on Wednesday killed 82-year-old Yousef Gulo, Mazloum Gulo, and Mihemed Gulo. 

They were direct relatives of a former defense official in the local administration.

Even though there have been separate ceasefire agreements between Turkey and Russia and Turkey and the United States since Oct. 2019, Turkish-backed groups and the Turkish Army regularly target SDF-held areas.

The SDF has previously called on Russia and the United States to pressure Turkey to uphold its agreement.

Recently, Turkey has again threatened to launch a new operation against the SDF.

On Wednesday, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) also condemned the drone strike, saying it had targeted a "patriotic family".

The AANES called on Russia and the US to take a clear role to prevent such attacks and Turkish aggression.

Editing by Paul Iddon.