Yezidi children trained by ISIS struggle to reintegrate

09-04-2017
Rudaw
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Tags: Yezidi kids ISIS captivity Shingal ISIS
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As ISIS holds less than 38 percent of the territory in Iraq the group once did, it still holds the minds of many it inflicted with its ideology.

This seven-year-old boy spent 30 months in ISIS captivity, where he received combat training.

He, and many like him, now struggle to re-integrate into their families, leaving Yezidi officials worried that the children are like ticking time bombs.

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