SYRIAN journalist Mohammad al-Saghir must be released by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), global unions said today as he started a hunger strike in protest against his treatment. 

The correspondent for the al-Ikhbariyah news channel has been held by the Kurdish-led authorities in Syria’s Hasakah province since June 2019 when it is alleged he was abducted. 

Fears have been raised over his health with his colleagues concerned over his safety while his family say he has suffered a number of strokes while in jail.