In the report of the United Nations (UN), it is noted that the PKK terrorist organization and its Syrian divisions SDF and YPG in 2022 recruited more than 1,200 children in Syria.
In the report “Children in annual armed conflicts”, prepared by the UN for the period from January to December 2022, it is indicated that the PKK terrorist organization and its Syrian expansion of SDG and YPG used more than 1,200 children as militants. P>
According to the report, the reporting period in Syria 2 thousand 407 children underwent cruel violence. 1696 children were used by the YPG/PKK terrorist organization and other armed groups as militants.
In particular, 637 children were recruited by the Syrian branch of the RSC, 633 children YPG/PKK structures associated with SDF.
The report includes a quote from the UN Secretary General Antoniu Guterrisha:
“I am extremely concerned about the use of children as militants by HPG/PKK. I urge these structures to stop using children for military purposes and immediately release them”.