Families demand information on captured sons' fate 

Families of captured fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) held a protest in front of the Sony roundabout in the center of Qamishlo, demanding the release of their sons and reveal their fate.

The protesters carried signs with "Bring back our captured sons," "Enough silence," "I want my brother," "It's been over a month and we still don't know the fate of our sons," "Bring back our captives," "Our prisoners are a red line," "Our cause is the liberation of prisoners, release them," "Governor of Hasaka, where are the captives and missing persons?" and "We demand the freedom of all captives" written on, amid chants of "We want the captives, we want the fighters."

During the protest, Bahya Farhan Ali; the mother of fighter Morad Ashqar, who was captured in the town of Deir Hafer, held a banner on which "Enough silence" was written, said, "We want our captives. We can't wait any longer. We call for a prisoner exchange to release our sons. For a month and ten days, no one has spoken about this issue, and it must be addressed immediately."

For his part, Ibrahim Ali Suleiman, the father of fighter Khaled Suleiman, explained that his son contacted him on January 17 at 10:00 AM, informing him that they would be leaving the town of Deir Hafer in accordance with an agreement. In addition, contact was lost an hour later, and since then, there has been no information about his fate.

Suleiman demanded that his son's fate be revealed and that he be released. He indicated that the family does not know whether he is alive or dead, and stressed the necessity of clarifying the truth.

At the conclusion of the vigil, the families affirmed that they would continue organizing protests until their demands are met, the captives are released, and the fate of the missing is revealed.

ANHA