▁the ▁Y PG ▁for ▁accepting ▁min ors ▁into ▁their ▁ranks , ▁pick ing ▁up ▁on ▁multiple ▁earlier ▁reports ▁of ▁te en age ▁f igh ters ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Y PG , ▁with ▁a ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Secretary ▁General ▁stating ▁that ▁ 2 4 ▁min ors ▁under ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁had ▁been ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁Y PG , ▁with ▁ 1 2 4 ▁having ▁been ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁the ▁Free ▁Sy rian ▁Army ▁and ▁ 5 ▁by ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Arab ▁Army . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁Y PG ▁and ▁Y P J ▁signed ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Call ▁De ed ▁of ▁Comm it ment ▁protect ing ▁children ▁in ▁armed ▁conflict , ▁prohib iting ▁sexual ▁violence ▁and ▁against ▁gender ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁Kur d ish ▁security ▁forces ▁( Y PG ▁and ▁As ay ish ) ▁began ▁receiving ▁human ▁rights ▁training ▁from ▁Gene va ▁Call ▁and ▁other ▁international ▁organis ations ▁with ▁the ▁Y PG ▁p led ging ▁public ly ▁to ▁dem obil ize ▁all ▁f igh ters ▁under ▁ 1 8 ▁within ▁a ▁month ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁en act ▁discipl inary ▁measures ▁against ▁command ers ▁of ▁the ▁units ▁that ▁had ▁involved ▁in ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁accepting ▁rec ruit ▁under ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁their ▁ranks . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁Y PG ▁dem obil ized ▁ 2 1 ▁min ors ▁from ▁the ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁its ▁ranks . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁reports ▁issued ▁by