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State Department Officials Accuse Tillerson of Violating U.S. Law on Child Soldiers

The law requires that children under 18 not be "recruited, conscripted, or otherwise compelled to serve as child soldiers."

By Davis Richardson

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Terror Tots: We Must Prepare for the Child-Fighters of ISIS

Children are part of the ISIS plan. They have been given an active and effective role in ISIS's strategy and terror play book. Don't be fooled by innocent looking young faces. Their bodies are clothed in suicide vests. Their hands are grasping AK-47s. Their hearts are the hearts of stone cold murderers.

By Micah Halpern

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How the Islamic State Recruits and Coerces Children

A young boy is strapped with explosives and sent to detonate himself and those around him at a school. An expert on terrorism explains how and why children become embroiled in militant conflicts.

By Mia Bloom

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