PROTESTS have taken place in eastern Syria over the alleged kidnap of two children by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). 

People from the towns of al-Izba and al-Tayana in the Der Ezzor countryside took to the streets after the two 13-year olds were taken, demanding their immediate release, amid fears and accusations of forced recruitment to the SDF ranks.

“Armed groups belonging to SDF militia kidnapped two children from the town of al-Tayana, taking them to compulsory recruitment camps,” local sources said.