The Syrian National Council said that “the regime’s media outlets and its shabiha have been waging a genocidal campaign against Syrian Turkmen, calling for killing and displacing them. The Council condemned in a statement released yesterday “the regime’s media campaign against Syria’s Turkman, who are part of the National Movement and the Syrian Revolution and an essential component the social, political and cultural structure of Syria.” The Council concluded its statement calling on the Syrian people to respond to the regime’s campaign against the Turkman people.” (Source: Syrian Coalition)