Families of detainees demand fate disclosure in Kobani
Kobani, Syria (North Press) – Families of detainees and missing persons in Kobani city, northern Syria, called on the Syrian transitional government on Saturday to reveal the fate of their relatives held in its custody.
In a statement, the families urged the government in Damascus to disclose the whereabouts of their detained sons and daughters.
The statement followed protest vigils held on Friday in the cities of Qamishli and Amuda, northeastern Syria, where families of detainees and missing persons demanded that both the Syrian government and the Kurdish Autonomous Administration prioritize the issue.
Protesters called for the immediate release of detainees and urgent clarification of the fate of missing persons, particularly as talks on integration and coordination between the two sides continue.
The council also urged international and humanitarian organizations to intervene and pressure the Syrian government to resolve the issue.
According to the statement, armed factions affiliated with Damascus have continued to violate agreements even after the cessation of military operations against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The families accused these factions of carrying out arbitrary arrests, failing to disclose the fate of missing persons and prisoners, and withholding the bodies of those killed.
It described these actions as a “clear violation of international conventions and humanitarian and social norms.”
The issue of detainees and missing persons remains one of the most sensitive files in Syria, with thousands of families still seeking information about relatives who disappeared during years of conflict.