PKK Kidnaps Political Activist in Western Kurdistan
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Tuesday that members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) kidnapped a political activist affiliated with the Syrian Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDPS) in a city in Syrian Kurdistan
According to the statement, the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the Syrian wing of the PKK, kidnapped Ghayas Ismail, a 49-year-old political activist from the Syrian Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDPS), in the city of Derik in Western Kurdistan
In recent months, PKK fighters in Western Kurdistan have abducted dozens of leaders, members, and activists from the Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS), with their whereabouts still unknown.
The Syrian observatory has indicated that These abductions highlight the fragile and volatile political environment for Kurdish opposition groups under PKK authorities in Syrian Kurdistan.
Furthermore, Kurdish observers and activists confirm that PKK members continue to abduct minors from schools and workplaces, luring them into joining the party’s forces and involving them in combat.
The PKK has reportedly recruited hundreds of children aged 14 and 15 to fight its wars by exploiting their social circumstances.
Earlier this year, a UN annual report regarding the use of children in armed conflicts accused the PKK of kidnapping hundreds of children, arming them, and sending them to the frontlines.
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