It is verified that the RY was responsible for most of these cases, while the Women’s Protection Units was to blame for one. Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) has been able to document at least 32 child recruitment cases in the first half of 2023. On the contrary, the AANES offices refused to register any of the complaints filed by families of recruited children, especially those against the RY. However, these promises were unfortunately not serious and have not yet been fulfilled. Moreover, the AANES pledged to redress the RY violations and hold perpetrators accountable. The AANES along with its Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) promised to stop the child use and recruitment and to return all of the enlisted children back to their families. This was proved by the UN Secretary-General’s report on Children and Armed Conflict of late June 2023, which cited the involvement of the RY in 21 child recruitment cases. The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), in control of the areas where the RY is active, has not complied with its public commitments to restrict the RY activities and close its offices and headquarters.
The Revolutionary Youth (RY), locally known as Taveras Ciwanên Şoreşger, continues to recruit minors in Syria’s northeastern areas, sometimes through kidnapping.
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