In a written statement, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said that they were carrying out against the Turkish mercenaries.

The SDF said: "The invading Turkish state and its gangs continue their attacks against our regions and our people without interruption."

The statement continued: “Our forces, following the traces of the gangs that participated in the attacks, carried out an operation against their refuge in the village of Erîşa between Serêkaniyê and Til Temir on 7 August, with the aim of avenging the fighters killed by a Turkish state's drone in Qamishlo on 3 August.

During the operation, 6 mercenaries were killed and one of our fighters, a member of the Til Temir Military Council, who took part in the operation, fell as a martyr.”