Published : 21-11-2017
A detachment from the Palestine Liberation Army in Khan Al-Sheih camp, called in more than 150 men from the camp, and held their personal identification cards and their flag service book, under the pretext that have not performed the mandatory service imposed by the Syrian regime on young Palestinian men in Syria, and with the aim of forcing them to join the ranks of the Palestine Liberation Army, which fights alongside the Syrian regime forces.
AGPS’s correspondent reported that members of the detachment informed the young men that they would be withdrawn to camps of the Liberation Army on Sunday.
AGPS received claims and appeals from a number of activists and residents from the camp, demanding the General Staff of the Palestine Liberation Army, the PLO and the concerned authorities, not to involve their children in the conflict in Syria, and to avoid sending them to areas of tension.
The Palestine Liberation Army in Syria includes about six thousand Palestinians, and fights in more than 15 locations across Syria. 3 thousand of them are involved in the battles, according to the army command.
The Palestinian refugees in Syria are obliged to perform their military service in the Palestine Liberation Army. Those who fail to enroll are subject to prosecution and imprisonment, which is why thousands of young men have immigrated abroad.
A detachment from the Palestine Liberation Army in Khan Al-Sheih camp, called in more than 150 men from the camp, and held their personal identification cards and their flag service book, under the pretext that have not performed the mandatory service imposed by the Syrian regime on young Palestinian men in Syria, and with the aim of forcing them to join the ranks of the Palestine Liberation Army, which fights alongside the Syrian regime forces.
AGPS’s correspondent reported that members of the detachment informed the young men that they would be withdrawn to camps of the Liberation Army on Sunday.
AGPS received claims and appeals from a number of activists and residents from the camp, demanding the General Staff of the Palestine Liberation Army, the PLO and the concerned authorities, not to involve their children in the conflict in Syria, and to avoid sending them to areas of tension.
The Palestine Liberation Army in Syria includes about six thousand Palestinians, and fights in more than 15 locations across Syria. 3 thousand of them are involved in the battles, according to the army command.
The Palestinian refugees in Syria are obliged to perform their military service in the Palestine Liberation Army. Those who fail to enroll are subject to prosecution and imprisonment, which is why thousands of young men have immigrated abroad.
