A 17-year-old Kurdish girl, born in June 2008 and abducted by PYD/PKK-affiliated Revolutionary Youth from Kobane/Ain al-Arab in March 2025, was killed last week during clashes with Syrian government forces in Sheikh Maqsoud district, Qalaat Al Mudiq reported on X over the past 59 minutes ending at 8:15 p.m. UTC on January 14, 2026. She was one of two Asayish female fighters killed there. The girl was taken in front of her school, sent to a training and indoctrination camp, and appeared less than a year later in Sheikh Maqsoud among hardcore Asayish fighters who refused an agreement with the government, according to Qalaat Al Mudiq citing photos with slain commander General Ziad. The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre has documented dozens of similar minor abductions by Revolutionary Youth. These revelations follow ongoing clashes in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah districts, where Syrian security forces released 60 surrendered SDF fighters earlier on January 14, as reported by Qalaat Al Mudiq. SDF reports noted escalations since dawn, per prior statements. Separately, Verify-Syria reported that a circulating circular allegedly from the Minister of Finance, urging Sham Cash account registration via a link, is fabricated and a phishing scam, confirmed by an official Ministry source during the same period.
