A boy born in 2011, identified as Akid Khaled Muslim from Zyara village, administratively a part of Ein al-Arab in eastern rural Aleppo governorate, was abducted for military conscription on August 28, 2024, by the Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) al-Shabiba al-Thawriya, (Revolutionary Youth) faction, also known as the ‘Joanne Schurchkar’, near his house in Zyara village. He was then taken to an SDF recruitment camp.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) notes that Akid’s family has not been notified of what has happened to him, and he is forbidden to contact them or receive any visits from them. We are concerned that he will be forced to participate in direct and indirect military action.
It should be noted that approximately 364 children are currently conscripted in SDF military training camps.
