Thursday, August 31, 2006

HEZBOLLAH'S USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS


Egyptian Weekly on Hizbullah's Armed Children's Militias (MEMRI)
In its August 18, 2006 edition, the Egyptian weekly Roz Al-Yusuf featured an investigative article by Mirfat Al-Hakim titled "Hizbullah's Children's Militias." The article reveals that Hizbullah has recruited over 2,000 children aged 10-15 to serve in armed militias, and that the Hizbullah-affiliated Mahdi Scouts youth organization is training them to become martyrs.

Hizballah Presents: How to Recruit Children - Roee Nahmias (Ynet News)
Material collected by Israel Defense Forces soldiers in southern Lebanon - alongside weapons, rockets, and explosives - reveals a picture of Hizballah's "educational" activities among children and youth in southern Lebanon villages.

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