Youth Youth 2023-06-15 Russian-backed Qaterji militia exploits minors in Syria's east The militia has been recruiting minors in Deir Ezzor, offering them a meagre stipend in exchange for their loyalty -- and possibly their lives. Youth 2023-03-20 Teenage sons of ISIS foreign fighters find help at Syria rehab centre A rehabilitation centre in the Kurdish-administered northeast seeks to prepare youth raised on extremist ideology to integrate into their communities. Youth 2022-08-16 Former Fatemiyoun fighter says militia duped Syrian youth, broke promises A Syrian youth who joined the Iran-aligned militia for promised payment, benefits and security says he found only broken promises and indoctrination. Youth 2022-03-30 Russia using Middle Eastern youth as cannon fodder for its wars In Russia's wars around the world, mercenaries are often the first to be pushed to the front lines, while Russian soldiers remain in the rear, away from real danger. Youth 2020-10-29 'Ticking time bombs': al-Hol camp children at risk The camp houses tens of thousands of children who do not receive adequate education and are exposed to extremist ideas, humanitarian organisations and sociologists warn. Youth 2019-12-17 Idlib children killed in Russian, Syrian strikes Children are among the casualties of the latest violence in north-western Syria, where the UN is stressing the need to allow access to aid. Youth 2019-11-14 IRGC continues to recruit children in Deir Ezzor A new scout centre sponsored by the Syrian-Iranian Friendship Association in Deir Ezzor is merely a front for IRGC recruitment, an activist says. Youth 2018-10-16 Iraq kicks off youth job initiative in liberated areas 'Pioneers of Iraq' will address unemployment in former ISIS-held areas by helping youth develop small businesses. Youth 2018-10-09 IRGC lures Iraqi youth to fight in Syria, Yemen The IRGC has been surreptitiously recruiting Iraqi youth to fight in areas of regional conflict such as Syria and Yemen, Iraqi observers say. Youth 2018-09-14 Scout troops an incubator for IRGC-linked militias in Syria Militaristic scout troops linked to Hizbullah and the IRGC that are popping up around Syria serve as a pathway to various Iran-backed militias. 1 | 2 | Next
