The Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) issued a statement on the air strikes that the occupying Turkish state carried out on Shengal on 15 August. 

"The Syrian Democratic Council strongly condemns this attack”, said the statement adding that the bombing hit civilians marking the anniversary of the thousands slaughtered in the massacres of Shengal and Kocho in 2014, when DAESH mercenaries carried out some of the worst atrocities against the Yazidi people. 

The MSD equally condemned the murder of member of the Shengal Yazidi Coordination Zeki Şengali. “This attack - said the statement - was carried out within the framework of Erdogan's inhuman policies".

The statement continued as follows: 

“This attack demonstrates that Erdogan wants to destroy what has been achieved in the region by using the terrorist groups.

The 15 August attack is also a violation of the sovereign rights of Iraq and Southern Kurdistan. We call on all political organizations and forces in the region to clearly condemn these violations and to stand before the genocidal attacks against the Yazidi people.

Remaining silent in front of Erdogan's violations only causes these attacks to continue. The Yazidi people - concluded the statement - must be protected from the attacks of the Turkish state and their terrorist allies”.