Isis abducts hundreds of child soldiers who are 'tortured, raped or murdered' if they disobey orders - UN
9 years, 2 months ago

Isis abducts hundreds of child soldiers who are 'tortured, raped or murdered' if they disobey orders - UN

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The systematic use of child soldiers, which is designated as a war crime under international law, was documented in a report on the “staggering” violence suffered by civilians in Iraq over the past year. open image in gallery 
 Isis puts younger children through religious education, and sends them for military training once they hit 15
 In one incident in May last year, child soldiers were forced to execute 15 Isis fighters who had either lost battles or retreated from the fighting in the Ninewa plains. The UN said it had received several accounts to suggest tribes in Anbar were complying with Isis by forcing families to give up their children as soldiers. “An Isis self-appointed court allegedly ordered their killing.” In a statement accompanying the report, the UN's human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said: “Even the obscene casualty figures fail to accurately reflect exactly how terribly civilians are suffering in Iraq.

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UN-backed commission says 30,000 children are suffering rights abuses in northeastern Syria
1 year ago

UN-backed commission says 30,000 children are suffering rights abuses in northeastern Syria

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Five years after the Islamic State group lost the last sliver of land it controlled in Syria, nearly 30,000 children of militants and their supporters of various nationalities are suffering abuse in camps, prisons and rehabilitation centers in the war-torn country’s northwest, a U.N.-backed commission said Monday. “These children were already victimized during ISIL’s rule, only to be …

Failing to reintegrate Iraq’s Sunni rebels could prove costly
1 year, 4 months ago

Failing to reintegrate Iraq’s Sunni rebels could prove costly

Hindustan Times  

For two decades the war on terrorism preoccupied Western policymakers in the Middle East. “Without a sustainable return, there’s an increased tendency for displaced people to be pushed back into IS’s extremist narrative.” The UN is handing over responsibility for them and their families to Iraq’s Shia-led regime and its allied militias, who have a history of wreaking revenge on …

HRW: More must be done to help ISIL camp repatriates reintegrate
2 years, 4 months ago

HRW: More must be done to help ISIL camp repatriates reintegrate

Al Jazeera  

The reintegration into society of thousands of children repatriated from camps in northeast Syria for suspected members of ISIL is being made more difficult by the policies of several mainly-European governments, Human Rights Watch has said. “Our interviews and surveys found that while many children are reintegrating successfully into their new communities, policy choices by some governments have made reintegration …

Children in Syrian ISIL prison living in dire conditions: UN
3 years, 1 month ago

Children in Syrian ISIL prison living in dire conditions: UN

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of kids held in the Hassakeh jail should never have been in detention because of ties with armed groups, UNICEF says. Hundreds of children held in a prison in Syria who witnessed a bloody 10-day battle between US-backed Kurdish fighters and ISIL are living in “incredibly precarious” conditions and they should not have been there in the first place, …

Watchdog says 100s of boys missing from Kurdish Syria prison
3 years, 1 month ago

Watchdog says 100s of boys missing from Kurdish Syria prison

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Hundreds of boys are missing from a Syrian Kurdish prison that held members of the Islamic State group and their families, after the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces fought IS militants for 10 days to retake the facility, an international human rights group said Friday. President Joe Biden said al-Qurayshi had been responsible for the Syria prison assault, as well …

Iraq’s Lost Generation
3 years, 4 months ago

Iraq’s Lost Generation

Al Jazeera  

An intimate look at the children and widows of ISIL who languish in camps, ostracised by their own communities. Now, many of those young people are languishing in camps or in Iraqi communities where they are social outcasts – some orphaned and some with their widowed mothers. This film hears from five of these young people, aged between 6 and …

In Syria camp, forgotten children left to be molded by IS
3 years, 9 months ago

In Syria camp, forgotten children left to be molded by IS

Associated Press  

AL-HOL, Syria — At the sprawling al-Hol camp, children pass their days roaming the dirt roads, playing with mock swords and black banners in imitation of Islamic State group militants. “These children are ISIS’s first victims,” said Save the Children’s Syria Response Director Sonia Khush. During its nearly 5-year rule over much of Syria and Iraq, IS aimed to entrench …

UN: Bring home kids from Syria with possible extremist links
4 years, 1 month ago

UN: Bring home kids from Syria with possible extremist links

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. counter-terrorism chief on Wednesday urged the repatriation of tens of thousands of women and children suspected of links to the Islamic State extremist group, warning that many are being radicalized in deteriorating detention camps in Syria and Iraq. He said Biden is committed to working with the international coalition that the U.S. established in 2014 …

Iraq: IDPs say they are being threatened to leave camp
4 years, 1 month ago

Iraq: IDPs say they are being threatened to leave camp

Al Jazeera  

Refugees at Jedaa Camp say they are being forced to evacuate as nearly 24,00 families stare down an uncertain future amid a pandemic. Thousands of internally displaced people in Iraq are worried they will be forced to leave their camp in the northern Nineveh province, which hosts nearly 2,400 families, rights groups and refugees have told Al Jazeera. In a …

UN urges countries to repatriate 27,000 children from Syria
4 years, 1 month ago

UN urges countries to repatriate 27,000 children from Syria

The Independent  

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UN urges countries to repatriate 27,000 children from Syria camp
4 years, 1 month ago

UN urges countries to repatriate 27,000 children from Syria camp

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations counterterrorism chief urged countries to repatriate the 27,000 children stranded in a huge camp in northeastern Syria, many of them sons and daughters of ISIL fighters who once controlled large swathes of Iraq and Syria. Vladimir Voronkov told an informal meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday that “the horrific situation of the children in al-Hol …

Dozens of British children held in Syrian camps amid threat of Isis prison breaks, report says
4 years, 5 months ago

Dozens of British children held in Syrian camps amid threat of Isis prison breaks, report says

The Independent  

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Yazidi children ‘left alone’ to deal with ISIL captivity trauma
4 years, 7 months ago

Yazidi children ‘left alone’ to deal with ISIL captivity trauma

Al Jazeera  

Some 2,000 survivors of torture, rape and other abuses now live with severe physical illnesses, psychological distress. Nearly 2,000 Yazidi children who were subjected to horrendous human rights abuses at the hands of ISIL are not getting the help they need to deal with lasting physical and mental trauma, Amnesty International has warned. In a 64-page report published on Thursday, …

‘Unabated violation’: Report highlights Syria war’s child victims
5 years, 2 months ago

‘Unabated violation’: Report highlights Syria war’s child victims

Al Jazeera  

In Syria‘s civil war, girls as young as nine have been raped and forced into sexual slavery. “After eight years of conflict, children in Syria have experienced unabated violations of their rights: they continue to be killed, maimed, injured and orphaned, bearing the brunt of violence perpetrated by warring parties,” the report said. “Urgent efforts are required by the Syrian …

Syria: Nearly 800 ‘Isis-affiliated women and children escape from camp’
5 years, 5 months ago

Syria: Nearly 800 ‘Isis-affiliated women and children escape from camp’

The Independent  

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In Syria, An Orphanage Cares For Children Born To Yazidi Mothers Enslaved By ISIS
5 years, 9 months ago

In Syria, An Orphanage Cares For Children Born To Yazidi Mothers Enslaved By ISIS

NPR  

In Syria, An Orphanage Cares For Children Born To Yazidi Mothers Enslaved By ISIS Enlarge this image toggle caption Jane Arraf/NPR Jane Arraf/NPR A little girl with enormous blue eyes watches, mesmerized, as Fajriya Khaled gives a tiny 3-month-old baby a bottle. Sponsor Message Forced by Iraq's Yazidi community to give up the children, and told that the children have …

Isis burns 19 Yazidi women to death in Mosul for 'refusing to have sex with fighters'
5 years, 10 months ago

Isis burns 19 Yazidi women to death in Mosul for 'refusing to have sex with fighters'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Isis militants have publicly executed …

Freed From ISIS, Yazidi Mothers Face Wrenching Choice: Abandon Kids Or Never Go Home
5 years, 10 months ago

Freed From ISIS, Yazidi Mothers Face Wrenching Choice: Abandon Kids Or Never Go Home

NPR  

Freed From ISIS, Yazidi Mothers Face Wrenching Choice: Abandon Kids Or Never Go Home Enlarge this image toggle caption Jane Arraf/NPR Jane Arraf/NPR It's the night before a group of Yazidi women and children freed from ISIS in Syria cross the border home to Iraq. Enlarge this image toggle caption Jane Arraf/NPR Jane Arraf/NPR "All the mothers cry because they …

‘Worst conditions since crisis began’: Twelve die after fleeing Isis caliphate in Syria
6 years ago

‘Worst conditions since crisis began’: Twelve die after fleeing Isis caliphate in Syria

The Independent  

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Defiant until the end: Video shows evacuated jihadi brides proclaim loyalty to ISIS
6 years ago

Defiant until the end: Video shows evacuated jihadi brides proclaim loyalty to ISIS

Daily Mail  

A shocking video allegedly showing unrepentant jihadi brides being transported to a refugee camp after being rescued from ISIS's final holdout in Syria has emerged, in which they shout abuse and pledge loyalty to the terrorist group. The short clip shows women dressed head to toe in black, holding their young children, on the back of a truck reportedly taking …

These innocent American children were taken to Syria by their Isis sympathiser mother — now it's time to bring them home
6 years ago

These innocent American children were taken to Syria by their Isis sympathiser mother — now it's time to bring them home

The Independent  

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Isis fighters surrounded in ‘tent city’ in Syria as final offensive imminent
6 years, 1 month ago

Isis fighters surrounded in ‘tent city’ in Syria as final offensive imminent

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Isis caliphate has been …

Foreign Wives And Children Of ISIS Are Held In Syria With Uncertain Future
6 years, 3 months ago

Foreign Wives And Children Of ISIS Are Held In Syria With Uncertain Future

NPR  

Foreign Wives And Children Of ISIS Are Held In Syria With Uncertain Future Enlarge this image toggle caption Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images Um Mohammed says she was in search of a happier life when she decided to bring her family from the Netherlands to live under ISIS. In addition to the over 500 male suspected ISIS members, Kurdish …

UN issues blank sheet of paper as statement on Syria: 'No words will do justice to the children killed'
7 years, 1 month ago

UN issues blank sheet of paper as statement on Syria: 'No words will do justice to the children killed'

The Independent  

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Isis claims responsibility for deadly attack on Save the Children office in Afghanistan
7 years, 2 months ago

Isis claims responsibility for deadly attack on Save the Children office in Afghanistan

The Independent  

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Kidnapped, Abandoned Children Turn Up At Mosul Orphanage As ISIS Battle Ends
7 years, 3 months ago

Kidnapped, Abandoned Children Turn Up At Mosul Orphanage As ISIS Battle Ends

NPR  

Kidnapped, Abandoned Children Turn Up At Mosul Orphanage As ISIS Battle Ends Enlarge this image toggle caption Jane Arraf/NPR Jane Arraf/NPR Hammoudi laughs and gurgles as a cooing caregiver picks him up from a crib. Enlarge this image toggle caption Jane Arraf/NPR Jane Arraf/NPR Many here are the abandoned children of ISIS fathers and the Yazidi girls and women they …

Number of child soldiers in Middle East 'doubles in a year'
7 years, 6 months ago

Number of child soldiers in Middle East 'doubles in a year'

The Independent  

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Islamic State: Iraq holding more than 1,000 foreign wives, children of suspected IS fighters
7 years, 6 months ago

Islamic State: Iraq holding more than 1,000 foreign wives, children of suspected IS fighters

ABC  

Iraq is holding more than 1,000 family members of suspected Islamic State foreign fighters in a desert camp south of Mosul. Key points: Foreign IS fighters in Iraq are punished with death penalty Wives and children of fighters' fate uncertain Family members are held in de facto detention while officials, diplomats try to identify them The women and children were …

Isis leaders begin forcibly conscripting Syrian civilians in unprecedented move
7 years, 7 months ago

Isis leaders begin forcibly conscripting Syrian civilians in unprecedented move

The Independent  

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'I was raped everyday': Yazidi girl speaks of horrors of being held as Isis sex slave
7 years, 8 months ago

'I was raped everyday': Yazidi girl speaks of horrors of being held as Isis sex slave

The Independent  

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'I just want to go home': German teenager who joined Isis expresses regret
7 years, 8 months ago

'I just want to go home': German teenager who joined Isis expresses regret

The Independent  

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Over 1,000 children killed in Iraq since 2014: UN
7 years, 9 months ago

Over 1,000 children killed in Iraq since 2014: UN

India TV News  

More than 1,000 children have been killed in Iraq since 2014 when militants from the Islamic State seized the northern city of Mosul and entire swathe of the country, according to a report by United Nations Children's Fund. At least 1,075 children have been killed in Iraq since 2014, of whom 152 died in the first six months of this …

Isis kills 50 soldiers and civilians in central Syria attack, says watchdog
7 years, 10 months ago

Isis kills 50 soldiers and civilians in central Syria attack, says watchdog

The Independent  

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US-backed forces push into Mosul in final stages of battle against Isis
7 years, 10 months ago

US-backed forces push into Mosul in final stages of battle against Isis

The Independent  

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Almost 10,000 Yazidis ‘killed or kidnapped in Isis genocide but true scale of horror may never be known’
7 years, 10 months ago

Almost 10,000 Yazidis ‘killed or kidnapped in Isis genocide but true scale of horror may never be known’

The Independent  

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Isis kidnap Iraqi toddler called Messi forcing little boy to change 'infidel' name during two years of captivity
7 years, 11 months ago

Isis kidnap Iraqi toddler called Messi forcing little boy to change 'infidel' name during two years of captivity

The Independent  

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Isis fighters kill 15 people after tricking Mosul residents by posing as liberating Iraqi soldiers
7 years, 11 months ago

Isis fighters kill 15 people after tricking Mosul residents by posing as liberating Iraqi soldiers

The Independent  

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The children of Mosul talk about life under Islamic State. They saw things no child should see
8 years, 2 months ago

The children of Mosul talk about life under Islamic State. They saw things no child should see

LA Times  

Children gather at the Hassan Sham displaced persons camp near Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 26. “If they saw you like that,” he said, smiling, “they would kill you.” He had been attending the camp’s school five days a week, studying Arabic, English, history and geography. Those who didn’t join Islamic State, they didn’t get anything,” Iyad said. “I saw everyone …

Female Isis suicide bomber uses children as decoys to attack Libyan forces
8 years, 3 months ago

Female Isis suicide bomber uses children as decoys to attack Libyan forces

The Independent  

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Mosul offensive: 68,000 Iraqis displaced since last month, says United Nations
8 years, 4 months ago

Mosul offensive: 68,000 Iraqis displaced since last month, says United Nations

Firstpost  

More than 68,000 people have fled their homes since Iraqi forces launched a huge offensive against the Islamic State group in and around Mosul last month, the UN said Tuesday. Arbil: More than 68,000 people have fled their homes since Iraqi forces launched a huge offensive against the Islamic State group in and around Mosul last month, the UN said …

Isis 'teaching Mosul's children how to kill and make bombs in school', say Iraqi parents
8 years, 4 months ago

Isis 'teaching Mosul's children how to kill and make bombs in school', say Iraqi parents

The Independent  

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More than 300 Isis child soldiers have been killed in Mosul, human rights watchdog reports
8 years, 4 months ago

More than 300 Isis child soldiers have been killed in Mosul, human rights watchdog reports

The Independent  

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Isis ‘ready and waiting’ for Mosul offensive with booby traps, suicide bomber squadrons and network of spies
8 years, 5 months ago

Isis ‘ready and waiting’ for Mosul offensive with booby traps, suicide bomber squadrons and network of spies

The Independent  

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Mosul offensive: Iraqi-backed troops accused of torturing civilians ahead of operation to rid city of Isis
8 years, 5 months ago

Mosul offensive: Iraqi-backed troops accused of torturing civilians ahead of operation to rid city of Isis

The Independent  

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ISIS declares state of emergency in Mosul after spate of assassinations
8 years, 6 months ago

ISIS declares state of emergency in Mosul after spate of assassinations

Daily Mail  

ISIS has reportedly declared a state of emergency in Mosul and taken its troops off the streets after a series of assassinations. ISIS captured Mosul - the biggest city in northern Iraq and a key oil centre - in June 2014 but its hold on the area has grown weaker in recent weeks as the Iraqi army and Kurdish forces …

ISIS child suicide bomber aged between 12 and 13 was thwarted in Iraq
8 years, 7 months ago

ISIS child suicide bomber aged between 12 and 13 was thwarted in Iraq

Daily Mail  

Just when we thought the Middle East could not descend into greater depths of horror and depravity, Islamic State has proved us wrong again. For the terror group is now using an unprecedented number of children – dubbed 'Cubs of the Caliphate' – to launch devastating suicide attacks throughout the region and beyond. Scroll down for video THIS is the …

Isis 'captures 3,000 civilians' trying to escape its territory in Iraq
8 years, 7 months ago

Isis 'captures 3,000 civilians' trying to escape its territory in Iraq

The Independent  

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Isis training children of foreign fighters to become 'next generation' of terrorists
8 years, 7 months ago

Isis training children of foreign fighters to become 'next generation' of terrorists

The Independent  

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Up to 900 refugees from Fallujah feared dead after being kidnapped by anti-Isis militia in Iraq
8 years, 8 months ago

Up to 900 refugees from Fallujah feared dead after being kidnapped by anti-Isis militia in Iraq

The Independent  

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Iraq’s child soldiers: ‘What happened to our boys?’
8 years, 9 months ago

Iraq’s child soldiers: ‘What happened to our boys?’

Al Jazeera  

ISIL is well-known for its use of child soldiers, but the Shia militias fighting against ISIL use minors too. The child soldier was fighting against Daesh in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, a city 40 kilometres west of Baghdad, where fierce battles have been taking place between Daesh, the Iraqi Army, and the “Popular Mobilisation Forces” – militias allied with the Iraqi government. …

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