The Arithmetic of Attrition: IRGC Recruitment Shifts to Minors

Iran's IRGC now accepts 12-year-old volunteers for Basij units. This change violates child soldier laws and affects young people in the conflict.

#IranIRGC, #BasijRecruitment, #ChildSoldiers, #AmnestyHRW, #IranConflict

https://newsletter.tf/iran-irgc-recruits-minors-for-basij-units/

Iran's IRGC is now accepting volunteers as young as 12 for its Basij units. This is younger than the national law allows.

#IranIRGC, #BasijRecruitment, #ChildSoldiers, #AmnestyHRW, #IranConflict
https://newsletter.tf/iran-irgc-recruits-minors-for-basij-units/

Iran IRGC accepts 12-year-olds for Basij units amid war

Iran's IRGC now accepts 12-year-old volunteers for Basij units. This change violates child soldier laws and affects young people in the conflict.

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Iran uses cluster munitions on civilian areas. Amnesty International has documented the use of children as soldiers. Neighboring countries live under the shadow of Tehran's expansionism.

Yet Western streets fill with marchers defending this regime.

Moral clarity is not optional.

#Iran #HumanRights #ClusterMunitions #ChildSoldiers #IRGC #DoubleStandards

An official from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards said the minimum age for participation in war-related support roles, such as assisting with patrols and checkpoints, has been lowered to 12, according to remarks aired on state media.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603265637

#IRGC #Iran #IranWar #persia #iranian #childsoldiers #children #childabuse #warcrime

“Imperial Blowback”: Suspect in D.C. Shooting Was Part of <span class="caps">CIA</span> Death Squad in Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man who authorities say shot two National Guardsmen outside the White House, had previously worked in a CIA-backed “Zero Unit” in Afghanistan, often called “death squads” by human rights groups. “The United States made this person into a child soldier, and now is experiencing what I think is one of the most horrifically bright-line cases of imperial blowback that we’ve seen throughout the 'war on terror,'” says Spencer Ackerman, journalist and author focused on U.S. military and foreign policy.

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Thursday, November 27, 2025

Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization -- Teaching murderers how to talk to Trump: Ukrainians react to bombshell Witkoff leak -- Splitting Europe's largest nuclear plant between Russia, Ukraine in peace deal won't work, experts say -- Russia has 'no say' over whether Ukraine can join NATO, Rutte says ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/thursday-november-27-2025/

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Only possible in an country like #nazi #russia where #kindergarden / #preschool kids are put in #uniform and given real #weapons
We know they already have used #childsoldiers in the war in #Ukraine but now they are so desperate that they will soon throw in as young kids as 4 year old or at least indoctrinate them to die for nothing in a futher battle for the nazi #regime in #kremlin

Source: https://yle.fi/a/74-20189415