UN: IS is training 5-year-olds as fighters in Syria
Voice of Russia reported that at the meeting of the United Nations Security Council on December 15, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Aid Valerie Amos said that at least 350 children (5 years old) are being trained at military camps of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group in the city of Raqqa, Syria.
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Ms. Amos also added that in recent months, there have been many reports of “public executions of children,” mainly carried out by IS militants.
There are currently an estimated 5.6 million minors in Syria in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Ms. Amos asked the UN Security Council to end human rights violations in Syria and prosecute those responsible for these atrocities.
According to VNA
