Unprecedented number of children maimed,killed and recruited for combat roles in 2016, says Unicef report on violations suffered by childrenThe number of children maimed, or killed or recruited to fight in the Syria conflict has increased dramatically over the past year,with children as young as seven forced to act as frontline fighters, prison guards, and suicide bombers and executioners.
Grave violations against Syrian children are at the highest level since the war began in 2011,according to a Unicef report, with at least 652 children killed in 2016 – a 20% increase on the year before – and 850 children recruited to fight in the conflict, and nearly three times the 331 enlisted in 2015. Related: Syrian children suffer staggering levels of trauma and distress – report The children are very aware and all they wish is for the war to end so they can fade back domestic and ​be children againContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com