WESTERN KURDISTAN, Syria–A Kurdish soldier serving in the Syrian Army reported to have died in a suspicious way. While the Syrian army officials stated that 19-year old Shiyar Osman who has been doing his military service for 8 months committed suicide on 22 August. However, Human Rights Committee has reported that Osman was shot in stomach.
Many Kurdish soldiers suspiciously lost their lives during serving in Syrian and Turkish army. Although the army officials claim that the Kurdish soldiers are committing suicide, the families of died soldiers are not satisfied with the officials reports and statements, and they claim when they receive their sons bodies scars of bullets are on their bodies.
Since the beginning of this year at least 6 Kurdish youth serving mandatory military service lost their lives by committing suicide. The number of these suspicious deaths since 2009 reached 26. However, the Syrian officials fail to conduct a proper investigation regarding death incidents.
According to the ANF records while 20 Kurdish soldiers died under suspicious circumstances last year the number of such incidents since the beginning of this year reached 6. According to the figures released by Human Rights Committee and KCK-Rojava at least 40 Kurdish soldiers doing military service died since 2004.