VIDEO: 12-Year-Old Afghan Would-Be Suicide Bomber Surrenders
A 12-year-old boy surrendered to Afghan authorities in Nangarhar province after he decided not to carry out his suicide mission.
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Islamic State Forcing Child Soldiers to Replace Dead and Deserting Jihadis
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) has escalated its efforts to recruit child soldiers to make up for all the soldiers it has lost.
Iran Training Children for War With United States, Israel
Iranian officials have organized the “Sixth National Children’s Memorial,” an event to train children for possible war against the United States and Israel.
Ex Child Soldiers Among Millions of Migrants Making Their Way Into Europe
Thousands of former child soldiers may be among the millions of migrants flowing into Europe, posing a major challenge both for the asylum systems and mental health services. In 2009, the number of child soldiers in Germany was estimated by a
UNICEF: Hundreds of Syrian Children Forced on Battlefield, Dying in Classrooms
Peter Salama, regional director of UNICEF in the Middle East, is reporting Syrian children continue to be forced to fight in the nation’s civil war, dying in classrooms.
12-Year-Old Islamic State Escapee Was Trained to Kill His Own Parents
CNN describes a 12-year-old boy nicknamed “Nasir” as “one of the lucky ones,” because he managed to escape from the Islamic State’s suicide bomber program. He says some of his fellow trainees were as young as 5 years old.
Report: Child Soldiers Used to Fight Against ISIS in Iraq
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a report accusing Shiite militias in Iraq of using child soldiers to fight against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). The terrorist group is widely known for also using this practice.
Jihadi Boy Threatens to Cut Off Obama’s ‘Filthy Head’ Unless He Submits to ISIS
The latest in a string of ISIS videos to feature child soldiers features a boy, about ten years of age, brandishing a rocket-propelled grenade and threatening to behead President Obama unless the United States submits to the Islamic State.
12-Year-Old Suicide Bomber Kills Ten in Nigeria as Boko Haram Rampage Continues
Nigeria suffered the latest in a string of Boko Haram-affiliated suicide bombings on Tuesday, as a 12-year-old girl detonated herself in the middle of a market in northern Yobe state, killing ten and injuring dozens.
Chadian Army Rescues 43 Would-Be Child Soldiers from Boko Haram
The Chadian military has rescued 43 children from the Nigerian town of Damasak who had been abducted and prepared to serve as child soldiers for the jihadist Boko Haram terror group. The Nigerian military is currently embroiled in a struggle in the Sambisa forest, the last known stronghold of the terror group in the nation.
Daily Beast: The Child Soldiers Fighting Boko Haram
To combat Boko Haram, village militias in northern Nigeria have been employing kids in the fight against the insurgents.
The ‘Farouk Institute for Cubs’: ISIS Debuts New Child Soldier Jihad School
The Islamic State has released a new video advertising its “Farouk Institute for Cubs,” a new training camp designed to teach young boys the basics of both radical Islam and warfare. Unlike many of its videos depicting child soldiers, this video shows dozens of child soldiers in combat uniforms and handling weapons.
