Child bombers in the middle east
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I just stumbled upon this article and was saddened by what these children must be going through...
Insurgent groups in Iraq are recruiting children as suicide bombers, according to a United Nations official.
Last month, the US released footage of what it said was al-Qaeda propaganda showing children being trained. The US says children are being taught how to use guns and carry out kidnappings in addition to other terrorist activities.
Radhika Coomaraswamy, the UN envoy, made her comments at the end of a week-long fact-finding visit to Iraq. Ms Coomaraswamy told a news conference in the Jordanian capital of Amman that the use of children in the ongoing violence is 'intolerable'. 'Since 2004, an increasing number of children have been recruited into various militias and insurgent groups, including as suicide bombers,' Ms Coomaraswamy said, adding that children were the silent victims in Iraq.
Approximately 1,500 children are also "known to be held in detention facilities.
Insurgent groups in Iraq are recruiting children as suicide bombers, according to a United Nations official.
Last month, the US released footage of what it said was al-Qaeda propaganda showing children being trained. The US says children are being taught how to use guns and carry out kidnappings in addition to other terrorist activities.
Radhika Coomaraswamy, the UN envoy, made her comments at the end of a week-long fact-finding visit to Iraq. Ms Coomaraswamy told a news conference in the Jordanian capital of Amman that the use of children in the ongoing violence is 'intolerable'. 'Since 2004, an increasing number of children have been recruited into various militias and insurgent groups, including as suicide bombers,' Ms Coomaraswamy said, adding that children were the silent victims in Iraq.
Approximately 1,500 children are also "known to be held in detention facilities.
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- naty_forty
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