PBS NewsHour

One Syrian child soldier’s desperate struggle to escape ISIS

Clip: 08/06/2016 | 10m 50s

Their faces are flooding the internet: the thousands of child soldiers fighting in Syria. Whether they join armed groups out of economic need or a sense of cultural obligation, these children become instruments of violence and propaganda, often witnessing -- and executing -- acts of sheer inhumanity. For those able to escape, like 15-year-old Ibrahim, the trauma proves difficult to overcome.

Aired: 08/06/16

Rating: NR

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