The mother of Sherin Abdulbari, a young girl kidnapped by the PYD terrorist militia, has issued an emotional appeal for the safe return of her daughter and for her not to be forcibly recruited or involved in the military operations the militia conducts, whether within Syria or elsewhere.
Sherin Abdulbari, who was born in the town of al-Qahtaniyah in the countryside of Qamishli in 2011, was abducted by the PYD militia approximately 20 days ago.
In a video broadcast by the Rudaw Media Network, Sherin’s mother, Amal Hassan, shared that they lost contact with Sherin 22 days ago after she left their home. Hassan further said that a leader from the PKK terrorist organization visited them and informed them that her daughter Sherin had “pledged to become a military leader.”
In a report issued in October, Human Rights Watch highlighted that the PYD militia continues to abduct and recruit children forcibly, preventing them from contacting their families.
The organization quoted a Kurdish Syrian human rights researcher who has documented hundreds of cases of child recruitment in northeastern Syria. According to him, after the PYD militia recruits and isolates these children from their families, it subjects them to at least two months of intensive ideological training before integrating them into one of the armed groups. Some children undergo additional military training under the PKK organization in Iraq’s Qandil Mountains.
The Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) reported that the Jazira and Euphrates Working Group continuously monitors PYD militia campaigns of kidnapping and arbitrary detention, aimed at forced recruitment. The SOC stated that these practices contribute to the depopulation of the region.
The SOC emphasized that the lack of substantial pressure on the PYD militia in the areas under its control is a primary factor enabling the ongoing child abduction and recruitment activities. It warned of the serious threat these practices pose to the security and stability of the region.
(Source: SOC’s Media Department)
