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Syria / Way Of Life / 8 yr old Boy / AK 47 / Cigaretters / Bombs / Parents Dead / Way Of Life
- Published_at:2013-03-30
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:areyouintheknow2
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- description: Pls subscribe for more news and entertainment .....thanks for watching Syria / Way Of Life / 8 yr old Boy / AK 47 / Cigaretters / Bombs / Parents Dead / Way Of Life. It is one of the most shocking images from the Syrian war. An eight-year-old boy draws deeply on a cigarette, the small fingers of his other hand clutching a an AK-47 rifle that balances awkwardly against his chest. A report by Human Rights Watch has warned that hundreds of children from the towns worst affected by the conflict in Syria are being trained to take part in the war. Young boys, mostly from the age of 14 years old are sent on reconnaissance missions or to smuggle weapons to opposition groups. Over two years into the conflict that has claimed over 70,000 lives, hundreds of schools have been forced to close. With no education, and with many traumatised by the violence or from witnessing the death of loved ones, a generation of children is being lost to the Syrian conflict. In one of the most disturbing moments in the video, Ahmed's uncle crouches behind a wall with the little boy and lights a grenade that is in the boy's hand. Ahmed throws it over the wall and they wait for the explosion. The child said he used to enjoy riding his bicycle. Now his favourite pass time is to play at being a soldier.
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