Revolutionary Youth kidnapped 17 minors
Yekiti Media
The kidnapping of minors by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)-affiliated Revolutionary Youth Organization in the areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syrian Kurdistan and northern Syria has increased in recent days.
In recent days, the following names have been documented.
Diala Aliko, born in 2010, from the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, kidnapped in April 3, 2025
Kamiran Hamo Ismail, 13 years old, from the village of Arnah in Kobani, kidnapped in April 4, 2025
Hanan Abdulrahman Abdo, 13 years old, from Afrin and living in Kobani city, kidnapped in April 4, 2025
Nirouz Mustafa Hamlo, 15 years old, from the village of Mateen in Kobani, kidnapped in March 17, 2025
Farhad Ahmad Saadoun, born in 2010, from Kobani and living in Raqqa, kidnapped at the beginning of 2025
Roshan Mustafa Ibrahim, 17 years old, from the city of Kobani, kidnapped in April 2025
Khanaf Abdullah Sheikho, born in 2009, from the city of Hasaka, kidnapped in March 26, 2025
Ibrahim Khalil Hamak, born in 2009, from the city of Kobani, abducted in March 2025
Rehab Sheikho, 13 years old, from the city of Kobani, abducted in March 26, 2025
Rosel Muhammad Abdi, 16 years old, from the city of Kobani, kidnapped in March 27, 2025
Malak Kawa Abdo, born in 2010, from the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, kidnapped in March 27, 2025
Ahmad Muhammad Buzan, born in 2011, from the city of Kobani, kidnapped in March 27, 2025
Amara Mahmoud Khalil, born in 2009, from the city of Kobani, kidnapped in April 4, 2025
Mahmoud Mohammad Mohammad Akla, born in 2010, from the town of Tal Tamer, kidnapped in April 4, 2025
Mohammad Ali Omar, 14 years old, from the town of Tal Tamr, kidnapped in April 4, 2025
In 2019, SDF commander Mazloum Abdi signed a commitment plan with UN Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children under the age of 18 in military operations.
According to observers, the Jawanin Shorshkar/Revolutionary Youth organization aims to brainwash children with the ideologies of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in order to recruit them into the party’s military ranks.
