Young Rohingya men are being forced to fight as foot soldiers on both sides of Myanmar’s brutal civil war

Tens of thousands of Rohingya have been forced from their homes in Myanmar to find refuge in Bangladesh - (Getty)

For 13-year-old Mohammed Rias, it was the day of exams, a day to put all that he had learned to the test.

But instead of settling down in a classroom, he found himself fleeing his home, dodging a hail of bullets to escape forced conscription into a war which has persecuted his community for years.