The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) released a statement about the knife attack in Solingen, Germany that killed three people and wounded eight others on Friday evening.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack which targeted participants of celebrations to mark Solingen’s 650th anniversary. In a statement on Saturday, ISIS said the perpetrator targeted Christians and was a “soldier of the Islamic State” who carried out the attack “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere”.

In a written statement on the attack, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria condemned the ‘terrorist attack’ and pointed out that ISIS poses a serious threat to the security of the region and the world. It underlined that a common struggle should be waged against the terrorist organisation.

Remarking that the source of the support given to terrorism should be dried up, AANES recalled that the occupying Turkish state supports gang groups such as ISIS and Al-Nusra under various names. The Autonomous Administration expressed condolences to the families of the victims and to the people of Germany, and wished a speedy recovery to the wounded.

Drawing attention to the new plans of ISIS, AANES said: “There is a new danger; the terrorists are trying to reorganise with the violent ideology of ISIS. Some regional powers, especially Turkey, are facilitating these plans. The consequences will be bloody for the whole world. We, the people of North and East Syria, are at the forefront of the fight against terrorism and its ideology. We fulfil our moral and humanitarian responsibilities to stop this international danger. We call on all counter-terrorism forces to support the struggle of our people and act on the basis of the experience we gained 5 years ago together with the International Coalition against ISIS.”