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Beth Morrison, Doctoral Research Candidate, The University of Queensland

Children are being used as 'human shields' in Syria – what is the world doing about it?

Children at Syria's al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group. Baderkhan Ahmad/AP/AAP

Islamic State recently staged their most sophisticated attack since 2019 – a prison break to release former IS fighters in an effort to refill their ranks once again.

According to Save the Children, hundreds of boys and teenagers were allegedly used as human shields during the fighting.

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