Mother of Abducted Minor Hanan Abdulrahman Abdo Appeals to Mazloum Abdi for Her Daughter's Return

ARK News.. The mother of a 15-year-old girl allegedly abducted by armed members of the Revolutionary Youth Movement affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has issued a desperate plea to SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi, urging him to intervene and bring her daughter back. In a tearful video message, she warned that she would harm herself if her daughter is not returned.

In the video, the mother stated that her daughter, Hanan Abdulrahman Abdo, a sixth-grade student, was taken from in front of their home in the city of Kobani, in Syrian Kurdistan. “We are originally from Afrin and were displaced to Kobani due to the war. I call on Mazloum Abdi to bring back my daughter. If she does not return, I will set myself on fire,” she said.

The abduction of minors by the Revolutionary Youth Movement, a group affiliated with the SDF, has been documented by ARK News. The outlet reported that more than ten children were kidnapped from various towns and villages across Syrian Kurdistan during the month of March 2025.

Below is a list of the reported abducted minors:

Ibrahim Khalil Hamek (15), from the village of Baghdik, east of Kobani.

Ibrahim Mohammed Sino, born 2008, from the village of Kharab Ashk near Kobani; abducted on March 4, 2024, while residing with his family in Raqqa.

Maryana Suleiman, born 2012, abducted in early March 2025 from her home in rural Qamishlo.

Sila Suleiman, born 2012, abducted in early March 2025 from her home in rural Qamishlo.

Roshin Mustafa Mahmoud Ibrahim, abducted two days before her wedding in March 2025 from the village of Koberlek, near Gire Spi.

Khunav Abdullah Sheikho, born 2009, abducted on April 2, 2025, while at school in the Al-Nasra neighborhood of Hasaka, reportedly with the involvement of a school supervisor.

Rehab Youssef Sheikho, 13, the only child of her parents, from Kobani, abducted in March 2025.

Malak Kawa Abdo, born 2010, abducted on Monday, March 24, 2025, while returning from school in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo.

A child from the Hamo family, from the village of Arna near Kobani, abducted on April 2, 2025, aged 13.

Diyala Aliko, born 2010, abducted on April 3, 2025, from the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo.

This wave of abductions comes despite a formal agreement signed by SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi with Virginia Gamba, the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, committing to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children under 18 in military operations. Nevertheless, the practice of enlisting minors appears to persist.

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