KURDWATCH, May 6, 2012—On April 19, 2012, the recruit Sipan Muhammad ʿAli Ose (b. 1992 in al‑Malikiyah) disappeared in Rastan, thirty kilometers north of Homs. Ose had wanted to take the bus from Homs to spend a short break with relatives; however, he was not registered as a passenger at the bus station.