313 children recruited by YPG/PKK terror group: UN

By Betul Yuruk

ANKARA (AA) - The YPG/PKK terrorist group has recruited 313 children and used schools for military purposes, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report to the UN Security Council.

According to the annual Children in Armed Conflict report, nearly 40% of children recruited by the terrorist group were girls, 20 of them being under 15-year old.

The report found that these children had received military training and that 119 girls have fought in battles.

The UN report unveiled that the YPG/PKK terrorist group used 24 schools and hospitals as training grounds and 14 schools as ammunition depots.

In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. YPG is the Syrian branch of the PKK terrorist organization.

In 2017, the U.S., which considers the PKK a terrorist group, helped change the YPG’s name to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in order to dissociate it with the PKK.

The annual UN report is produced at the request of the UN Security Council.