On the night between Sunday and Monday, the Turkish occupation bombed a farm between the villages of Qumji and Barkh Botan, south of Kobani, using a drone. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of seven children and their parents, in addition to two other family members being critically injured.
The massacre was met with widespread condemnation across North and East Syria, with statements issued by civil institutions, children's rights offices, the Education Authority in Raqqa, and the Zenobia Women's Gathering.
Raqqa
The Education Authority in Raqqa issued a statement read by its co-chair, Mohammad Ali.
The statement called for a serious stance from the Damascus government regarding these violations, which exploit the country's sovereign weakness and chaos.
It warned that "international silence on these crimes will only lead to more suffering and injustice."
The statement affirmed that "these massacres are crimes against humanity that require urgent international action and a firm stance from the international community against these grave human rights violations."
Additionally, the Council of Martyrs' Families in Raqqa issued a statement read in front of its headquarters by Jamila Khalil, the spokesperson for the Women’s Office in the council.
The statement condemned the massacres committed by the Turkish occupation against the people of Kobani, stressing that these crimes reflect the brutality and inhumanity inflicted upon the people of North and East Syria.
Tabqa
The Child Protection Office in the Democratic Autonomous Administration of Tabqa also denounced the massacre in a statement read in front of the administration’s headquarters by Stêrk Mohammad, an official from the office.
The statement "strongly condemned the brutal military attack carried out by Turkish occupation forces on the city of Kobani, which resulted in the martyrdom of nine civilians and the injury of two others, most of them children."
It called for "an independent international investigation into this horrific incident and the prosecution of all those responsible for this heinous crime. We express our deep sorrow for the loss of innocent lives."
The Zenobia Women’s Gathering Council in Tabqa also issued a statement, read in front of the council building by Rania Bitar, a member of the council.
The statement affirmed that "the Turkish occupation’s perpetration of this massacre confirms its continued genocidal war against our people and that talk of ceasefires and peace efforts is nothing but lies and deception."
It called on the Damascus government "to take a clear stance and demand the withdrawal of the occupation from Syrian territory, as well as to stop all forms of violations and massacres occurring in every part of Syria, such as the coastal massacres."
Amuda
The Martyrs’ Families Council in Amuda condemned the Turkish occupation’s attacks and the massacre against a family in the Kobani countryside through a statement read in front of the council’s headquarters by member Mohammad Ahmad.
The statement called on all relevant authorities, human rights organizations, and international bodies to raise their voices against the massacres committed by the Turkish occupation against unarmed civilians.
Ain Issa
In this context, displaced people from Girê Spî residing in the Girê Spî displacement camp organized a protest condemning the massacre.
The demonstration marched through the camp, with protesters carrying banners that read: "Turkey’s Terrorism Does Not Scare Us," "No to the Turkish Occupation," and "No to Killing Children." They also chanted, "Long Live the Resistance of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)."
Upon reaching the camp’s main square, participants observed a minute of silence in honor of the martyrs' souls. Then, Salah Tal Abyad, a displaced person, delivered a speech condemning the massacre and the international silence surrounding it. He emphasized that the massacre was committed "on the anniversary of the Halabja Massacre perpetrated by Saddam Hussein’s regime."
He called on the people to unite and stand together against such massacres and to demand accountability for the perpetrators.
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