Children and women in Roj camp 59. The mother of a 16-year-old boy taken by the SDF spoke to RSI and explained the experience as follows: ‘I woke up at 2.30am because I heard a car. A woman with a scarf on her face and wearing military clothes entered the tent. She said: “Don’t speak!” Then, two men in military uniform who also had their faces covered with a scarf and were carrying Kalashnikovs entered very fast. They took my son who was deeply asleep in their arms. I screamed. They said: “Don’t scream or we will beat you.” I was so afraid and it happened so fast.’ 60. There has been no consistent explanation provided by SDF authorities to the mothers as to the reasons for the boys’ removal, and no confirmation of where they have been taken. Mothers who have questioned camp authorities receive differing answers. Some were told the boys were taken to a school outside the camps, others were informed the boys were dangerous and had been taken to prison. There remains no contact with the children disappeared and no knowledge of their location or wellbeing. The events have exacerbated the already high levels of anxiety among the remaining women and children in the camps. 61. When questioned by RSI, AANES officials admit they arrest teenagers. Dr Abdulkarim Omar, the Co-Head of the Department of Foreign Relations of the AANES said, ‘The teenagers who are trouble-makes in camp, we bring them to the Houry centre,’ The Houry centre is billed as a ‘deradicalization centre’ for teenagers. Humanitarian organisations previously granted access to the centre describe it as akin to a juvenile detention facility, with capacity limited 25 RIGHTS & SECURITY INTERNATIONAL