A Turkish drone attack in northeastern Syria’s Qamishlo has killed four people, including two children, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Saturday.
According to the SDF, the drone targeted a civilian car on Saturday evening in al-Sina’a neighbourhood, and four civilians who were close to the site of the explosion were killed, and two others were wounded and taken to hospital.
“The explosion caused serious material damage to nearby shops and cars,” they said, adding that an investigation to identify the deceased was ongoing.
“The continuous international silence regarding the Turkish violations has led to these continuous Turkish aggressions against civilians,” the SDF also said.
The attack came after a trilateral summit in Tehran between the leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran.
This is the second such incident this week, with a Tall Tamr SDF Military Council member being killed by a Turkish drone strike in Tall Jumaa on Thursday, Asharq Al-Awsat reported.
The areas east of the Euphrates witnessed an increase in Turkish drone attacks, which have killed leaders and prominent fighters of the People’s Protection Units (YPG).
Observers believe that Turkey is following a new strategy to weaken the SDF after failing to secure international support that would allow it to carry out military operations in northern Syria.
