Iraq, Iran# accused of sending children# to fight ‘jihad’ in #Syria+Video&Photos

A child holding an assault rifle

The use of child soldiers is a crime under international law, raising difficult legal questions for both Baghdad and Tehran
Middle East Monitor, Sept. 28, 2016 - Iraqi civil rights groups have accused their government of staying silent as Iranian-sponsored militias and organizations recruit child soldiers to fight a “jihad” in Syria, Al Jazeera reported on Monday

Campaigners accused Baghdad of adopting a policy of silence or complicity as Iran uses organizations and armed militant Shia factions under its control to press children to take part in the Syrian bloodletting that has now claimed 400,000 lives since 2011.

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