PKK/YPG terrorists in Syria, supported by the United States, continue to deny that they use children and adolescents as militants. However, many stolen children, who were forced to join the ranks of the militants by force or deceive, die in battles and terrorist attacks.
Although this contradicts international law, especially the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, PKK/YPG continue to recruit minors and deprive the right to life.
Despite the plan of action, suggesting the refusal of a terrorist organization from the use of children in hostilities, which was signed at the UN office in Geneva in 2019 between the organization and representatives of the PKK terrorist organization, among which was one of the leaders of the terrorists Ferhat Abdi Shahin, the terrorists continue Armate children in the fighting zone.
As the Sources in the forces of security told “Anadol”, the average age of the recruited children is 15 years, most of them die on average for 8 years.
Due to the fact that fewer people are deceived for the propaganda of terrorists, and the number of volunteers is significantly reduced, they are trying to increase the number of militants at the expense of children.
Children of deceptions are recruited either abducted, and forcibly put under the gun. Terrorists promise children and their families a monetary reward against the backdrop of a difficult economic situation in the country.
Terrorists also force minors to participate in battles as a “mandatory military service.”
In addition, cases of sexual violence against minor girls have become more frequent in the ranks of terrorists. Many of them try to escape from the camps, or make suicide.
According to the report of the UN Human Rights Council of December 16, 2020, the RSC terrorists continue to use children as militants.
This fact was also confirmed in the report of the US State Department of June 26, 2020 “On People’s Trade”.
The report says that terrorists are forcibly put even children under the age of 12 under a gun.
In 2022, the UN published a report “The situation of children in armed conflicts”, which states that the so -called “Syrian democratic forces” formed by the RSC terrorists forcibly attracted over 1,200 children in Syria.