The Syriac Military Council issued a call on the international community. 

Addressing "primarily the United States and the Russian Federation" Syriac Military Council said: "We pledge to continue to fight and defend our land and people and to protect the Assyrian Syriac presence in the Khabur region and the entire Syrian homeland."

The statement underlined that "clashes continue to escalate in the eastern and southern areas of Serekaniye and particularly in the Khabour area."

The Syriac Military Council said its forces participate in the military operations to defend the region against the Turkish occupation and have been deployed in the whole area of Khabour since 3 November.