A girl born in 2009, Kelstan Ahmad Toubal from Sheikh Hadid town near Afrin city northwest of Aleppo governorate, who’s been living in al Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood in Aleppo city, was abducted on March 31, 2022, by Syrian Democratic Forces personnel for conscription and taken to a military recruitment camp.
SNHR notes that the girl’s parents have not been informed of her whereabouts, and she hasn’t been allowed to contact her family, who are also forbidden from visiting her.
We fear she may be forced to participate directly or indirectly in military operations, and confirm that around 156 children are still conscripted in Syrian Democratic Forces recruitment camps.
Photo of the girl Kelstan Toubal.
