Erdogan wants to commit genocide in Rojava: YPG
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – Erdogan wants to commit genocide in Rojava (northeast Syria)against Kurds, Nuri Mahmoud, spokesperson for the People’s Protection Units (YPG), tweeted on Sunday.
Mahmoud’s tweet came after a Turkish drone targeted the city of Kobani, north Syria.
“Erdogan wants to commit genocide in Rojava against Kurds just like Hitler committed it against Jews, Turks against Armenians, and ISIS against Yezidis,” Mahmoud said.
He added “Afrin, Gire Spi (Tel Abyad), and Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) are a living examples.”
Mahmoud attached his tweet with a video clip showing a burning car near Kobani which a Turkish drone targeted on Saturday.
The YPG spokesperson indicated that “Dealing with Erdogan means endorsing racist plans against the Kurds.”
Earlier on Sunday, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the killing of its three fighters in the countryside of Kobani, after being targeted by a Turkish drone.
“On Saturday morning, October 23, three of our fighters head from Sirrin town to the city of Kobani for treatment. When they were on the way back, they were attacked by a Turkish drone and were martyred,” the SDF said in statement.
“Two civilians lost their lives, as their cars were bombed by a Turkish drone in the center of Kobani,” Muhammad Shahin, the co-chair of the Executive Council in the Euphrates region, said on Saturday.