SDF announces losing 3 fighters in Turkish strike in Syria’s Qamishli
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The General Command of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced Saturday that the drone attack which targeted a car in the city of Qamishli in northeast Syria on Friday, claimed the lives of three SDF fighters.
On Friday, three individuals lost their lives in a Turkish drone attack on a car in the eastern countryside of Qamishli, a city northeast Syria. However, up until the announcement, nobody had known the victims’ identities. The assault caused some shrapnel to reach schools in a nearby village, resulting in material losses, according to what an eyewitness told North Press.
The strike killed Salwa Youssef, commander in the Counter-Terrorism Units (YAT), Jwana Hisso, leader in the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) and YAT fighter Ruha Bashar, the SDF media center said Saturday.
Eyewitnesses told North Press they saw remains of human bodies on the ground, and people escaping their vehicles after it was hit by shrapnel.
Following Tehran’s summit on July 19, Turkey has been using drones extensively in north and east Syria, targeting civilians and military vehicles, and sometimes vital facilities and empty farmlands. The attacks come in tandem with repeated threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to launch a military operation in northern Syria against the cities of Manbij and Tel Rifaat.