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Recruitment of children by armed groups in Syria is on the rise, even as fighting subsides

Posted Wed 28 Jun 2023 at 9:12pm, updated Wed 28 Jun 2023 at 9:12pm

Hamrin Alouji's daughter was recruited into a militant group at age 13. (AP: Baderkhan Ahmad)

When a 13-year-old Kurdish girl went missing on her way home from a school exam last month, after being approached by a man from an armed group, her parents immediately feared the worst - that she had been persuaded to join the group and was taken to one of its training camps.

The girl, Peyal Aqil, was with friends when she encountered the man, who turned out to be a recruiter for a group known as the Revolutionary Youth.

She followed him to one of the group's centres in the city of Qamishli in north-east Syria. Her friends waited for her outside, but she never emerged.

Peyal's mother, Hamrin Alouji, said she and her husband complained to local authorities, to no avail.

The group later said Peyal joined willingly, a claim rejected by Alouji.

"We consider that at this age, she cannot give consent, even if she was convinced," by the group's program, Alouji said, sitting for an interview in her daughter's room, filled with stuffed animals and school texts.

Armed groups have recruited children throughout the past 12 years of conflict and civil war in Syria.

A new United Nations report on recruitment says the use of child soldiers in Syria is growing even as fighting in most parts of Syria is winding down.

The number of children recruited by armed groups in Syria has risen steadily over the past three years - from 813 in 2020 to 1,296 in 2021 and 1,696 in 2022, the UN says.

Among those allegedly recruiting children is a US ally in the battle against Islamic State extremists - the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), according to the UN.

In 2022, the UN attributed half the cases, or 637 , to the SDF and associated groups in north-east Syria.

The report also said the UN had confirmed 611 recruitment cases by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, which has clashed with the SDF in the past, and 383 by the Al Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al Sham in north-west Syria.

The report cited 25 cases of child recruitment by Syrian government forces and pro-government militias.

Children are being recruited across Syria, said Bassam Alahmad, executive director of Syrians for Truth and Justice, an independent civil society organisation.

In some cases, children are forcibly conscripted, he said. In others, minors sign up because they or their families need the salary.

Some join for ideological reasons, or because of family and tribal loyalties. In some cases, children are sent out of Syria to fight as mercenaries in other conflicts.

Attempts to end such recruitment have been complicated by the patchwork of armed groups operating in each part of Syria.

Mechanisms in place to prevent child recruitment

In 2019, the SDF signed an agreement with the UN promising to end the enlistment of children younger than 18 and set up a number of child protection offices in its area.

The US State Department defended its ally in a statement, saying that the SDF:"Is the only armed actor in Syria to respond to the UN's call to end the use of child soldiers."

Nodem Shero, a spokesperson for one of the child protection offices run by the SDF-affiliated local administration, acknowledged that children continued to be recruited in areas under SDF control.

However, the complaint mechanism was working, she said. Her office received 20 complaints in the first five months of the year, she said.

Four minors were found in the SDF armed forces and were returned to their families. The others were not with the SDF, she said.

In some cases, she said, parents assumed their children have been taken by the SDF when they were actually with another group.

Alahmad said recruitment by the group decreased after the 2019 agreement, but that the SDF had not intervened as other groups in its area continued to target children.

Among the groups is the Revolutionary Youth, a group linked to the Kurdistan Worker's Party, or PKK, a Kurdish separatist movement banned in Turkey.

The Revolutionary Youth is licensed by the local government linked to the SDF - although both groups deny any connection beyond that.

The UN report attributed 10 cases to the Revolutionary Youth in 2022, but others say the numbers are higher.

In a January report, Alahmad's group said Revolutionary Youth was responsible for 45 of 49 child recruitment cases it documented in northern-eastern Syria in 2022.

Alahmad said the SDF-affiliated administration was looking the other way. He called on it to "assume its responsibilities in order to stop these operations".

An official was the Revolutionary Youth acknowledged that the group recruited minors but denied that it forcibly conscripted them.

"We do not kidnap anyone, and we do not force anyone to join us." he said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with his group's rules.

"They themselves come to us and tell us their intention to join the service of the nation," he said, "We do not take minors if they are indecisive or unsure."

Minors are not immediately sent to armed service, he says.

Rather, they initially take part in educational training courses and other activities, after which "they are sent to the mountain if they want," he says, referring to the PKK's headquarters in the Qandil mountains of northern Iraq.

Asked about Peyal, he said the girl had complained of being unhappy at home and that her parents forced her to wear the hijab.

Alouji said her daughter had given no signs of being unhappy at home, and the night before her disappearance had said she planned to study to be a lawyer.

A month after her May 21 disappearance, Peyal came home. She had run away from one of the group's training camps, her mother said.

Since her daughter's return, "her psychological condition has been difficult because she ... was subjected to harsh training," Alouji said.

The family no longer felt safe, she said, and was looking for a way to get out of Syria.

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Record number of law enforcement officers killed in line of duty in 2021, most from COVID: Report

A record number of law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 2021, according to a report from the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund Wednesday, with most losing their lives to COVID-19.

In 2021, 458 law enforcement officers died -- up 55% from 2020, according to the report.

In 2020, 295 federal, state, local and tribal officers died in the line of duty. The closest number to 2021's was recorded was in 1930, when there were 312 law enforcement deaths.

The vast majority of deaths -- 301 -- were due to COVID-19, according to the report, the second year in a row COVID-19 was the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths. The vaccination status of the 301 officers who died is not known.

Customs and Border Patrol Agent David Ramirez was among those who died due to complications of COVID-19. Ramirez, a father of three, was assigned to the Sector Intelligence Unit/Joint California Forensics Center in San Diego, according to Customs and Border Protection.

"This year’s statistics demonstrate that America’s front-line law enforcement officers continue to battle the deadly effects of the Covid-19 pandemic nationwide," the report said. “Law enforcement officers nationwide continue to be exposed to the Covid-19 virus in the course of their daily assignments; therefore, the number of line-of-duty deaths is sadly ever-increasing."

Officers like Lubbock County, Texas, Sheriff's Office Sgt. Joshua Bartlett were among the 62 officers killed by guns in 2021.

In the morning hours of July 15, a man was stopped by the Texas Highway Patrol for reckless driving. According to the NODEM page, the subject returned home after the incident and began walking around his neighborhood with a gun. When the SWAT team and Bartlett showed up, the suspect allegedly opened fire after barricading himself in his house, killing Bartlett, a military veteran.

The increase in officers killed by a gun increased by 36% from 2020. Handguns were the leading cause of death in the firearm category – with eight in October, making it the deadliest month in 2021.

Traffic-related incident killings, such as during stops, saw an increase of 38% from 2020.

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Personnel killed in the line of duty

# disaster A record number of law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2021, most of them from COVID-19, according to a report Wednesday from the National Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation. The report said 458 law enforcement officers died in 2021, a 55 percent increase from 2020. More: COVID-19 Live Updates: West Virginia Governor says he feels' extremely ill '295 federal, state, local and tribal officials died in the line of duty in 2020. The closest it came to 2021 was in 1930, when 312 law enforcement officers died. The vast majority of the deaths -- 301 -- were caused by COVID-19, which was the leading cause of work-related death for the second year in a row, the report said. The vaccination status of the 301 police officers who died is not known. Customs and Border Patrol agent David Ramirez was among those who died from complications related to COVID-19. Ramirez, a father of three, was assigned to the Department intelligence unit/Joint California Forensic Center in San Diego, according to Customs and Border Protection. "This year's statistics show that front-line law enforcement officers in the United States continue to struggle with the deadly impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across the country," the report said. "Law enforcement officers across the country continue to be exposed to the COVID-19 virus in their daily work; So, regrettably, the number of deaths in the line of duty is increasing." Officials like Lubbock County, Texas sheriff's Office SGT. Joshua Bartlett was one of 62 officers shot and killed in 2021. In the early morning hours of July 15, a man was pulled over by the Texas Highway Patrol for reckless driving. According to the NODEM page, the subject returned home after the incident and began walking around with a gun. When the SWAT team and Bartlett showed up, the suspect allegedly barricaded himself inside the home and opened fire, killing Bartlett, a military veteran. The number of officers killed by gunfire increased 36 percent compared to 2020. Handguns are the leading cause of death in the firearms category -- there were eight in October, making it the deadliest month of 2021. The number of deaths from traffic-related accidents, such as during stops, has increased by 38% from 2020.

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Nodem is the only insane one here

Short story about my oc:

The woods were quiet. A calm gentle breeze flew by; rustling trees losing leaves in the wind. All was peaceful. Well, until an insane laugh pelted through the woods like a bullet. Nodem, a "normal" werewolf meifwa hybrid was acting as her "normal" self. An insane laugh erupting out her mouth each time she re-wound that bit of video. The moment when two good friends of hers almost fell into a bottomless pit only for a platform to appear 4 seconds later.

Her insane laughter was a regular thing round here. It at least made it easy for her friends and/or alpha wolf to find her. Today, it was her 2 friends, Chase and Lucifer, who came to visit. They had been searching for hours, but once laughter rang out through the forest, they found her in moments.

Nodem was in her spirit form. 'Good' Chase thought 'no hug threats'. The 2 approaches the insane girl with extreme caution. Nodem saw the two sisters, turned her phone off and sat up as if she did nothing while giving them a sweet smile. "Chase! Lucifer! Long time no see aaaayyyyy?" She said in a spunky tone. "How's it going?" She asked hoping for it to be the same old story.

"Eh" Lucifer replied. "Been worse. I mean... Chase had a near death experience with this goopy black figure and..." " wait... goopy?" Nodem interrupted. "Yeah" Chase confirmed. "Why?" Nodem shook her head and smiled again. "Oh it's nothing. I'm sure he meant no harm." She said hopefully. "Come on! Helio and Lulu are through there. I bet they're still waiting for us." She finished as she pointed to the bushes and vines in the shape of a door.

To be continued

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