Syrian Kurdish Security suspends senior officers after Qamishlo bombing

QAMISHLO, Syrian Kurdistan (Kurdistan24) – On Friday, the Syrian Kurdish Security Command (Asayish) suspended three senior officers against the backdrop of the suicide bombing that hit Syria’s northeastern Kurdish city of Qamishlo.

A truck bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State (IS) took the lives of nearly 50 people and wounded about 150 others in Qamishlo on July 27.

Pending a full outcome of the investigation, the Asayish Command said in a statement that it dismissed three security officers from duty.

“Asayish Command has dismissed the following officers after the Qamishlo bombing: Rojava Traffic Director Abdulbasit Mohammad Kuty, Checkpoints Security Official Sheikhmous Ahmad, and Rojava Asayish spokesperson Abdallah Mohammad Sadoun,” the statement read.

Apart from the allocations by the public financial authorities of Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), the Asayish said it would allocate about 200 million Syrian Pounds (about $500 thousand) in compensation.

The money will be used to rebuild damaged homes and given to families affected by the attack.

The Asayish security forces also vowed to do their best in offering safety and protection to Rojava civilians and their properties.

They also called on the people of Rojava to cooperate with security forces to foil any attempted suicide attacks by IS and other armed extremist groups.

Qamishlo, in Hasakeh province, is under the shared control of the Syrian regime and Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its military wing of People's Protection Units (YPG).

The PYD have declared zones of “autonomous administration” across parts of north and northeast Syria.

The YPG has been the most effective partner on the ground in Syria for the US-led coalition fighting IS.

However, the group has often been accused by their rivals of supporting the Assad regime despite having engaged in clashes with Syrian security forces in the past.

Editing by Karzan Sulaivany