People of Qamishli condemn SDF militia’s attempt to involve under-age girls in fighting

In denunciation of  the US-backed SDF  militia forcing underage girls into their camps and making them fight in their ranks, dozens of people from the cities of Qamishli and Amuda organized a protest in front of the UNICEF building on Tourist Street in Qamishli.

Local sources told SANA reporter that the (SDF) militia is working on pushing girls into its ranks and recruiting them in their camps to carry weapons and fight, through methods, tricks and temptations offered to them at times and by force at other times, regardless of their age and the consent of their parents. This  deprives them of education and from living their normal lives in their community. Their families  consider this practice  unacceptable and contrary to  international laws and the rights of children and women.

A number of participants in the protest indicated that the participation comes against the background of the recent inclusion of 4 underage girls from the cities of Qamishli and Amuda in the ranks of the SDF. This constitutes a crime against children who need care, education and the provision of appropriate conditions to build their future away from carrying arms and engaging in the implementation of agendas serving the US-backed militia.

Inas Abdulkareem