YPG/PKK terror group recruits 4 more children in northern Syria

By Esref Musa

TAL ABYAD, Syria (AA) - The YPG/PKK terror group kidnapped and recruited four more children in the Aleppo governorate, northern Syria, local sources said on Wednesday.

The children aged 14-16 were recruited in the Ayn al-Arab region, the sources told Anadolu Agency.

The terrorists kidnapped 14-year-old Sevsen Dervis and 16-year-old Nisrin Habas from the Eshme village on Feb. 26.

They also kidnapped 14-year-old Muhammed and 14-year-old Diyar Muhammed from the al-Hajib village on Feb. 28.

The terror group kidnapped at least 19 children between Oct. 1 and Dec. 15 last year, according to a Syrian Human Rights Network (SNHR) report published on Dec. 16.

The terror group's recruitment and exploitation of children in the conflict-hit country were also reflected in UN reports.

On Jan. 16, 2020, the UN Human Rights Council shared findings that YPG/PKK terrorists are using children as fighters in Syria.

In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Turkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Turkiye, the US, and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of at least 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. The YPG is the PKK's Syrian offshoot.

*Writing by Gozde Bayar