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An old jihadist tactic meant to deplete the ranks of non-Muslims while simultaneously augmenting its own recently received minor media coverage. According to the report, “an ISIS-affiliated armed group in northern Mozambique is recruiting boys as young as 13 to participate in [armed] raids against Mozambican authorities and villagers in the region.”
NotonlyisISISnot“recruiting”children,butthebriefreportfailstoexplaintheprevalenceandmechanicsofthisphenomenon.
Luckily,olderreports,closertowhenISISwasinitsheydayinSyriaandIraq,shedmorelightonthespecificsofthispracticeofenslavingandindoctrinatingchildrenintobecomingjihadists.Thesepracticesarestillwidelyineffect.Becausethejihadistsarenotinapositiontoboastofit,astheywereduringtheirpeak—whenthemediatookanyinterest,unlikenow—olderreportsclarifywhatisstillhappening,thoughclandestinelyandthereforewhollyignoredbyWesternmedia.
Forexample,one2016reporttoldofhowasmallboyhadblownhimselfupinasuicideattackthatleftatleast51people—mostlyfellowchildren—deadinTurkey.
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