SDF kidnaps, arrests over 100 civilians in Northern Syria

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have arrested and abducted tens of civilians, including children and women, in areas under their control in Eastern Euphrates in one month, media reports said Tuesday.

The SDF militants have conducted a wave of arrests of civilians and dissidents in areas under their control in Raqqa and Hasaka provinces as well as the cities of Kobani and Manbij in Aleppo Province, Syrian Network of Human Rights (SNHR) reported.

It noted that a sum of 107 Syrian citizens, including women and children, were arrested by the SDF while the fate of 52 of them is still unknown.

The SNHR also said the arrested people are tortured by the Kurdish forces, "and in one case, one of them has lost life under torture".

The report also cautioned that children aged 13-17 have been forced to join the SDF ranks.

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