An attack was carried out on a vehicle belonging to the Economic Committee in the Kurdish neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud (Şêxmeqsûd) in the northern Syrian metropolis of Aleppo. One person was killed, two others were injured. According to initial information from security forces, an explosive device was detonated in the vehicle. The scene has been cordoned off and local authorities have launched an investigation into an "act of terrorism".

The explosion occurred on Friday afternoon in the Al-Shaqif (Şiqeyêf) region, north of Sheikh Maqsoud. The team of the Economic Committee of the Joint People's Council in the autonomously administered neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah (Eşrefiyê) had gone out to assess buildings as part of inspections carried out since the devastating series of earthquakes in the Turkish-Syrian border region nearly three weeks ago. Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah are located in the earthquake zone of Syria.

The People's Council has not yet given any information on the identity of the victims. There are also no indications of possible suspects yet. Security circles suspect that this was a targeted attack by the Turkish secret service (MIT).

For years, Turkey has been attacking the autonomous areas of northern and eastern Syria in violation of international law. The attacks are targeted against representatives of the autonomous administration structures, members of combat units and the civilian population. Just two days ago, a civilian was killed in a Turkish drone attack in Qamishlo.