Forced Recruitment by US-Backed SDF Reported Again in Northeastern Syria

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) detained and forcefully recruited over three hundred civilians in Raqqa and Hasaka in recent days, local sources reported on Tuesday.

The sources said that the SDF has arrested almost two hundred young people in different regions in Raqqa under its forced recruitment plan that has been in practice for the last several months.

The sources further said that the SDF attested over 110 teachers in the town of Ra’as al-Ein and its outskirts, al-Shadadi, al-Ariyeh and al-Houl regions and sent them to their bases.

They added that a large number of teachers have left their job for fear of being recruited forcefully.

Local sources in Eastern Deir Ezzur reported in June that the SDF detained tens of civilians during heavy attacks on the villages of al-Tiyanah, al-Shanan and al-Jarzi.

The Kurdish forces also arrested a number of civilians in the villages of Mahimideh and Haqayej al-Bomasa’h.

Meantime, reports said that they have attacked and beaten a number of civilians in the town of al-Kashisheh in Eastern Deir Ezzur.

Tensions have heightened between the civilians and the SDF in Deir Ezzur, Hasaka and other regions occupied by the US-backed Kurdish forces.

FARS