Armed militias in Syria are using children as young as 15 on the front line, sometimes recruiting them under the pretence of providing free schooling, Human Rights Watch said in a report.
One former child soldier, Raed, said he attended training at 16 with around 300 others, many of whom were aged between 12 and 18.
"The leader of the camp said Isis like the younger ones better," Raed explained. "He told me: 'Tomorrow they'll be a stronger leader or a stronger fighter'."
There is estimated to be 250,000 child soldiers in the world. 40% of child soldiers are girls.- Africa has the largest number of child soldiers. Child soldiers are being used in armed conflict in Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia and Sudan.
- Children are used as soldiers because they are easier to condition and brainwash. They don't eat much food, don't need paying much and have an underdeveloped sense of danger so are easier to send into the line of fire.
- Some are abducted from their homes and forced to become soldiers
From reading these articles and watching the video above, I think that we are very lucky to live in this country, as children don't even have to consider becoming a soldier or having to work. I want to incorporate these feelings into the dance, as I imagine becoming a child soldier is scary, especially if your in the front line. I think this would be a really good bases to start a dance off.
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