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Children are being used as 'human shields' in Syria – what is the world doing about it?

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par Beth Morrison, Doctoral Research Candidate, The University of Queensland
Shannon Zimmerman, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, RMIT University

Islamic State recently staged their most sophisticated attack since 2019 – a prison break to release former IS fighters in an effort to refill their ranks once again.

According to Save the Children, hundreds of boys and teenagers were allegedly used as human shields during the fighting.

In late January, Islamic State militants attacked the Kurdish-run Gweiran prison in north-eastern Syria. The militants used car bombs to breach the gates…

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