It's a shame those conducting their Jihad via the Computer World don't take the place of these children who deserve to be able to live in peace and not have to blow themselves up for some crazies.
Syria: Child soldiers used in suicide bombing missions
Children are being routinely exploited in war zones, forced to fight alongside radical extremists and even take part in suicide missions, according to a report published today.
By: Carey Lodge
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
'Maybe we live and maybe we die', the report from Human Rights Watch documents the experiences of over 2 dozen current and former Syrian child soldiers, and found that boys as young as 15 are being taught to fight by militant groups while much younger children are also being used in 'support' roles.
Syria has faced huge political unrest since the outbreak of civil war in March 2011, and the situation is now universally regarded as a humanitarian crisis. The UN Refugee Agency estimates that a staggering 9.5 million people are in need of aid while 100,000, including over 11,000 children, have been killed as a result of the conflict.
According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Violations Documenting Centre, a Syrian monitoring group, has documented 194 deaths of "non-civilian" male children in Syria since September 2011.
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Syria: Child soldiers used in suicide bombing missions
Syria: Child soldiers used in suicide bombing missions
Children are being routinely exploited in war zones, forced to fight alongside radical extremists and even take part in suicide missions, according to a report published today.
By: Carey Lodge
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
'Maybe we live and maybe we die', the report from Human Rights Watch documents the experiences of over 2 dozen current and former Syrian child soldiers, and found that boys as young as 15 are being taught to fight by militant groups while much younger children are also being used in 'support' roles.
Syria has faced huge political unrest since the outbreak of civil war in March 2011, and the situation is now universally regarded as a humanitarian crisis. The UN Refugee Agency estimates that a staggering 9.5 million people are in need of aid while 100,000, including over 11,000 children, have been killed as a result of the conflict.
According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Violations Documenting Centre, a Syrian monitoring group, has documented 194 deaths of "non-civilian" male children in Syria since September 2011.
Continue reading at:
Syria: Child soldiers used in suicide bombing missions