Statement to Public Opinion

Yesterday, the city of Qamishli was hit by two terrorist bombings that killed several people and injured dozens of civilians; many of them have unstable healthy conditions. In these bombings, the blood of the Syrian components of Arabs, Syriacs, Assyrians and Kurds was mixed. This terrorist act is targeting the project of democratic solution represented by Self-Administration for north and East of Syria. In addition, the guns of the enemies do not distinguish among the partners of Syria.
The Syrian Democratic Council ( SDC) condemns in the strongest terms this terrorist act, which seeks to undermine the gains of our people, the security and stability conditions that have been achieved as a result of the administration of these people and their various components. At the same time, such bombings attempted to break the spirit of resistance of our people who proved to the world that they have the spirit of determination to thwart all conspiracies against Syria, its people and its history. This crime came at the same time when ISIS killed a Catholic Father, Hosib Bedoyan, the priest of the Armenian Catholic Church in Qamishli, with his father and wounded a deacon accompanying him. We condemn this crime and see it as a systematic continuation of old Ottoman policy of annihilating peoples, targeting civilians and clergy, threatening the Christian presence, and ending the state of diversity, ethnic, national and religious diversity in the region in favor of stereotyping and factionalism contrary to the culture of our regions. While we appeal to the families of the victims and our Syrian people with sincere condolences and urgent recovery for the wounded; we ask all societal components to be careful in order to fail the plans of humanity enemies which aim to thteaten our people presence and their rich culture and to provide assistance to related Self-Administrarion founfstions. We call once again upon the international community and the United Nations to act swiftly, to show a firm position towards the crimes of the Turkish occupation army and the criminal factions that are ordered by Turkey whether in its occupation of parts of northern Syria or its participation in the crime of demographic change in our areas.

November 12, 2019
The Syrian Democratic Council