News of the executions comes after the terror group posted footage on social media appearing to show the militants executing a teenage Syrian soldier by running him over with a tank.
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The Islamic State group has captured swathes of territory across Iraq and Syria to create a self-styled “caliphate” where it enforces an extreme form of Islamic rule.
Since then, it has destroyed ancient temples and other relics.
Experts say the militants have used the destruction to raise their profile to attract new recruits, and are also funding their “caliphate” by selling treasures on the black market.
One activist, who goes by the name Nasser al-Thaer, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told the AP that the three captives-civilians-were executed on Monday afternoon.
No one was injured in the shooting and the Kurdish forces did not return fire.
Ankara considers the PYD, along with its armed wing the People’s Protection Units (YPG), a terrorist organization due to the PYD’s link with the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
In an interview with pro-government A Haber television, Davutoglu said Turkey had warned members of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) not to cross to the west of the Euphrates river and if they did, Turkey would attack.
“What needs to be well understood is that the symbiotic network of terrorists that we are confronted with is going to be a threat to every country in this region and by extension the whole world”, Atmar said.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu confirmed Turkey attacked Kurdish forces in Syria twice, cautioning that Ankara had laid down red lines.
According to CNN, ISIS took control of Palmyra site and the surrounding area from Syrian government forces on May 20, leaving behind in these five months only despair and demolished antiques.
Kurdish fighters expelled Islamic State militants from Tal Abyad in June, dealing a major blow to the extremist group’s abilities to access supply routes across the Turkish borders.
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Last week, the Kurds in Syria said they had incorporated Tal Abyad into their “autonomous administration” in the north of the country.
