Syrian children soldiers paid $100 monthly salary to fight Syrian Army
▻https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-children-soldiers-paid-100-monthly-salary-fight-syrian-army
Since the Al-Qaeda franchise in Syria, Jabhet al-Nusra, established itself in Syria in January 2012, child recruitment has become more widely practiced, and even got wider and more organized with the emergence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2013.
(...) Analysts identify the notorious Saudi cleric Abdullah al-Muhesini as the godfather of recruiting children soldiers in rebel-held territories, especially Idlib. (...) Analysts estimate the number of children who joined al-Muhesini of around 1000 children – some even came from refugee camps along the Turkish borders – each paid $100 monthly salary.
While the media has constantly focused on child recruitment by factions internationally designated as ’terrorist groups’, it – the media – has totally ignored those recruited by ’moderate rebels’ across the country.