ISIS kidnaps 500 children in Iraq
By Zabihullah Moosakhail - Sun May 31 2015, 4:09 pm
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ISIS militant group which is also known by its Arabic name Daesh has kidnapped 500 children in separate attacks in Iraq and taken them to their bases in Iraq and Syria, local officials say.
According to officials the children were abducted from Anbar and Diyala province.
Farhan Mohammad, a member of the Provincial Council of Anbar province said that the militant group kidnapped 400 children only from his province.
“Daesh has kidnapped at least 400 children in the western province of Anbar, and taken them to their bases in Iraq, and Syria,” he said.
Farhan Mohammad added that the abductions continued for over a week in the towns of Rawa, Ar Rutba, Anah and Al-Qaim.
He cautioned that the militants group is recruiting children in the area they control for suicide and other terrorist attacks.
General Kasim Al-Saidi the police chief of Diyala province says that 100 children abducted in his province
He said “Daesh has recruited about 100 children under the age of 16. They are going to brainwash these kids into being suicide bombers.”
He also warned that ISIS would give military training to these children and use them in attacks.
Images have emerged in the past allegedly showing Daesh-run military training camps for children.
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