PKK/YPG forcefully recruited 286 children in Syria last year: UN

(Yes, the Glorious Kurds, our heroes in the region (read as: our proxy army), abducting children to be weapons of war against their will. Boy can we pick em huh?)

from Daily Sabah

The PKK terrorist group’s Syrian wing, the YPG, forcefully recruited 286 children in Syria last year, a U.N. report said.

Anadolu Agency (AA) compiled the records of terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq regarding children from the "Children and Armed Conflict" report of U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, which includes data for 2024.

The 40-page report said that 527 children were recruited into armed cadres by various groups, primarily the PKK/YPG, which uses the name "SDF," and its affiliates, as well as Daesh.

The report noted that the U.N. confirmed that a total of 286 children were forcibly recruited into armed cadres and used in Syria by the PKK/YPG and its affiliates alone.

The PKK/YPG and other organizations were held responsible for the deaths or disabilities of 110 children and the forced abduction of 10 children in 2024, and it was stated that the terrorists used 23 schools and hospitals for their armed activities.

It was stated that as of the end of 2024, approximately 1,000 children, including foreigners, had their freedoms restricted due to their ties to armed groups, especially Daesh...

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PKK elements in Syria must leave country: FM Fidan

(Oh look. Someone else understands what 'ISIS' actually is. Good. I thought I was the only one)

from Daily Sabah

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the PKK terrorist group's members in the YPG must leave Syria as the country tries to form a new, unified administration, which he said needs to be inclusive and tolerant.

"Elimination of YPG is Türkiye's strategic goal," Fidan told a live broadcast on NTV channel Friday. He highlighted that the PKK's Syrian offshoots have no place in the country's future while noting that the safety of the Kurdish population must be ensured.

"Syria now has a national ruling government," Fidan said, adding that the new administration would not recognize the YPG or others.

"They will take their land and sovereignty back," he added.

YPG, the Syrian offshoot of the PKK, a terrorist group that has waged a bloody terror campaign in Türkiye since 1984 and has killed at least 40,000 people.

Washington backs the PKK/YPG under the guise of a fight against the Daesh terrorist group....

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US, Türkiye maintain contact on changing situation in Syria: Pentagon

from Daily Sabah

The Pentagon on Wednesday said the U.S. military is keeping in touch with Türkiye about the evolving situation in Syria following the collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime.

During a press briefing, deputy spokesperson Sabrina Singh said that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had discussions earlier this week with his Turkish counterpart Yaşar Güler.

"So the conversations are ongoing, understanding the dynamics on the ground in Syria. Türkiye certainly faces threats from within Syria, and they have the right also to protect themselves. But that's why we're continuing to have these conversations, not just with Türkiye, but with other regional stakeholders when it comes to Syria," she said.

While Singh noted that the U.S. remains in talks with the PKK terrorist group wing YPG in Syria, she avoided addressing questions about the potential U.S. stance should clashes occur between Türkiye and the PKK/YPG...

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Terrorists, regime-held towns on target as Syria fighting rages on

from Daily Sabah

An all-out push to capture the key Syrian province of Aleppo and more towns by anti-regime forces and efforts by the Syrian opposition to thwart the capture of towns by the terrorist group PKK/YPG revived the frozen conflict in the war-torn country.

Since last week, forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) claimed several territorial gains in their lightning offensive that primarily targeted Aleppo. Aleppo apparently fell into their control on Sunday with forces loyal to the Assad regime retreating. Elsewhere, the Syrian National Army (SNA) of the opposition, managed to capture Tal Rifaat where the PKK/YPG sought to establish a “terror corridor” by linking it to northeastern Syrian towns it controls after the HTS-led forces’ gains.

Rescue service White Helmets said on Monday that at least 25 people were killed in northwestern Syria in airstrikes carried out by the regime forces and Russia.

Russian and regime jets struck the city of Idlib held by anti-regime forces in northern Syria on Sunday, military sources said, as Bashar Assad vowed to crush “terrorists” who had swept into the city of Aleppo. Regime forces also said it had recaptured several towns that the opposition had overrun in recent days...

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Türkiye blasts PKK/YPG's 'unacceptable election' plans in Syria

from Daily Sabah

Defense Minister Yaşar Güler on Monday blasted plans by the PKK terrorist group’s Syrian offshoot, the YPG, to conduct so-called local elections in the country’s north as “unacceptable” and a threat to Türkiye’s national security.

Türkiye considers the move as a step by the PKK/YPG toward achieving an “autonomous” status first in Syria before moving to the next stage of its plan: an independent state.

After decades of a bloody campaign for a so-called Kurdish state encompassing Türkiye and Iraq, the PKK strives for legitimacy in Syria’s north, notably with a so-called local election in the coming months in regions controlled by the PKK/YPG.

In a written reply to questions from The Associated Press (AP), Güler reiterated Türkiye’s commitment to establishing a secure corridor along its borders with Syria and Iraq to counter the threat posed by PKK/YPG terrorists.

The PKK/YPG terrorist group, which occupies northern and eastern parts of Syria, has announced plans to hold municipal elections on June 11. The vote to choose mayors will be held in the provinces of Hassakeh, Raqqa, Deir el-Zour and the eastern part of Aleppo province near the Turkish border. Residents in these regions, however, also reject the PKK/YPG’s plans, with dozens taking to the streets last week in protests...

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Professional Liar Max Blumenthal Tries to Frame Erdogan for Manbij Attack

Max Blumenthal, son of Clinton bag-man Sydney Blumenthal, has never met an illegal regime change operation he didn't like and support in it's early stages. He is a left-cover neocon of the first order and anyone, I mean anyone MintPress News, who pays this disinfo asset for his work, deserves neither our support or respect.

Who had control of the area in Manbij when the attack took place? Who has a history of using suicide bombers to get what they want? Who stands to lose the most if the U.S. pulls out of Syria? The Kurds. Yet, Max Blumenthal tried some mental gymnastics to blame Erdogan and Turkey for it on RT.

SAA to Retake Manbij from Kurds Thanks to Turks

Erdogan's Samson Option in Manbij has paid off. His threat to take it from the Contras... oops, I mean the Kurds... was believed 100% by their Western handlers so the Kurds have started leaving the city (after occupying it for two years) as the SAA is starting to move in.

Local people suffer atrocities under YPG terrorist group, want them out of Manbij

from Daily Sabah

Local people in northern Syria's Manbij have demanded the departure of the PKK-affiliated People's Protection Units (YPG), and its main backer the United States, from the city.

Speaking to Yeni Şafak newspaper yesterday, Abdulkarim al-Fahel, a tribe leader in Manbij, said that locals want not only to drive the YPG, but also U.S. troops away from the city, due to Washington's continuous support of the terrorist group.

Pointing to the YPG's fear of Turkey's recent signals of a likely operation into territories east of the Euphrates controlled by the group, Fahel added that the YPG had started to collect taxes amounting to a whole years' worth in a day from the people of Manbij, which has caused unrest among locals.
Local people living in areas held by the group have long been suffering from YPG atrocities.

Numerous human rights organizations have documented the YPGs violations of human rights including torture, recruiting child soldiers and burning civil buildings. The group also systematically and forcefully displaced Arabs from their homes in line with their "Kurdification" policy in traditionally Arab towns...

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