ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday said civilians were killed and injured after a convoy heading to the Tishreen Dam to join ongoing demonstrations against attacks on the area was targeted by an airstrike. “The Turkish occupation warplanes violently bombarded the convoy of civilians from north and eastern Syria, who were heading to the Tishreen Dam,” the SDF reported. It also said that the targeted people were en route “to demonstrate for stopping the Turkish attacks on the Dam.” Turkey and the Syrian militia groups it supports, who call themselves the Syrian National Army (SNA), have recently intensified their attacks on SDF-held areas near Manbij, including Tishreen Dam and Qere Qozaq bridge. On Saturday, the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) appealed to the international community to halt Turkey-backed militant attacks on Tishreen Dam, warning the structure could collapse. Regarding the alleged attacks, SDF spokesperson Farhad Shami said in a post on X that there have been “martyrs and wounded among civilians.” Last Wednesday, the first convoy of civilians heading to Tishreen Dam came under a drone attack. Several people were killed and injured. Ankara has not commented on the incidents. Turkey claims that there are Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members within the ranks of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) , the backbone of the SDF. Ankara has designated both as terrorist groups. On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that the YPG would experience a “bitter fate” if they choose to remain operational and not disband.
