PKK/YPG abducts 15-year-old in Aleppo province, Syria

Local sources reported on Monday that the PKK/YPG terrorist group had abducted a 15-year-old girl in Aleppo province of Syria with the intention of recruiting her into its armed ranks.

According to Redor al-Ahmed, spokesperson for the opposition Independent Kurdish Rabita group, the girl, identified by the initials F.A.I., was taken by the terrorists in the Ain al-Arab district, which is currently under PKK/YPG occupation. Al-Ahmed mentioned that these abducted children are often prevented from communicating with their parents.

It is a common practice for the terror group to take kidnapped or detained children to terror camps for armed training, al-Ahmed added.

This recent abduction follows another incident where the terrorist organization kidnapped a 14-year-old girl from the Manbij district of Aleppo on March 10, aiming to enlist her into its armed ranks.

The recruitment of children as armed combatants is a clear violation of international humanitarian law and is considered a war crime by the International Criminal Court.

According to a U.N. report, the YPG/PKK recruited more than 1,200 children in 2022 alone.

The PKK, in its over 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 individuals, including women, children, and infants. The YPG is the Syrian
offshoot of the PKK terrorist group. 

Source: Newsroom