Children are being used as 'human shields' in Syria – what is the world doing about it?
- Written by: Beth Morrison, Doctoral Research Candidate, The University of Queensland
Children at Syria's al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group.Baderkhan Ahmad/AP/AAPIslamic State recently staged their most sophisticated attack since 2019 – a prison break to release former IS fighters in an effort to refill their ranks once again.
According to Save the Children, hundreds of boys and teenagers...
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