Un: ISIL kills Iraqi kids, uses them as bombers

Leila Zerrougui, the United Nations special representative for children and armed conflict, said on Monday that up to 700 kids have been killed or maimed in Iraq since the beginning of the year.

“ISIL has tasked boys as young as 13 to carry weapons, guard strategic locations or arrest civilians. Other children are used as…bombers,” she said.

The ISIL militants have been already wreaking havoc on Syria and Iraq. The terrorists have been committing heinous crimes including the mass execution of civilians and armed forces in the areas they have under control in the two neighboring countries.

Takfiri terrorists currently control parts of eastern Syria and Iraq’s northern and western regions. They have threatened all communities, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians, Izadi Kurds and others, as they continue their atrocities in Iraq.

Senior Iraqi officials have blamed Saudi Arabia, Qatar and some Persian Gulf Arab states for the growing terrorism in their country. The terrorist group has links with Saudi intelligence and is believed to be indirectly supported by the Israeli regime.