In a newly released video, Jaish al-Sunna boasts dozens of child soldiers at an undisclosed training camp. The Islamist group was originally part of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) but later joined Jaish al-Fateh (Army of Conquest).
Disgusting: #Turkey-backed #jihadist #terror group #JaishAlSunna shows its members training #ChildSoldiers.#EuphratesShield @hrw @DRovera pic.twitter.com/tqN1l82UiC
— Konstantin Krammer (@KonstantinKlug) October 2, 2016
Although the vast majority of rebel fighters are adult men, several cases of child militants among rebel ranks in Syria have emerged in recent years.
According to a report released by UNICEF in 2015, fighters as young as seven years old have been admitted in Syrian rebel groups.
Jaish al-Sunna operates in the governorates of Aleppo, Hama, Homs and Idlib and represents one of many Islamist militias opposed to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA).
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