700 boys trapped in Syrian jail seized by ISIS used as human shields

On Wednesday, a UK based mostly non-profit organisation, Save the Children, claimed that the Islamic State fighters, who bombarded Gweiran jail in Syria final week trying to free the 1000’s of ISIS detainees, are planning to make use of 700 boys it detained as human shields.
The organisation launched an announcement wherein it mentioned that it had obtained audio recordings from the boys detained, together with one boy pleading for assist. “All those involved in the fighting at Guweiran prison have responsibility to protect these children from harm,” mentioned Sonia Khush, Director Save the Children.
700 youngsters are trapped within the NE Syria jail seized by ISIS that’s now a conflict zone. Some have been killed or injured. They are foreigners taken to the “caliphate” by their mother and father whose nations received’t take them again. Paying for his or her mother and father’ errors. https://t.co/NpdfU99X3v— Liz Sly (@LizSly) January 24, 2022
The assertion comes per week after at the least 300 individuals have been put to demise within the ongoing jail battle between the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in northeastern Syria. In a well-planned assault, the ISIS fighters attacked the Gweiran jail in Al-Hasakah to free the ISIS detainees held there. Reportedly, ISIS detainees within the jail moved right into a dormitory housing the teenage boys in an try to stop an assault by Kurdish forces. According to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a number of boys have been killed and injured through the battle.
The Ghweiran jail is among the largest detention centres in northeast Syria, housing an estimated 5,000 male detainees, together with suspected ISIS fighters from Iraq and Syria. Although the jail is run by western coalition-backed Kurdish forces, stories recommend that the prisoners at the moment are answerable for the principle constructing of the jail, and have stored some jail workers as hostages.
🇸🇾🇺🇲 Footage of #ISIS terrorists escaping yesterday from a jail within the US-controlled portion of Al-Hasakah in #Syria.🚨 The jail has 5000 ISIS terrorists from all over the world, 200 of them on this video managed to flee. pic.twitter.com/bcpkD3oKi6— Terror Alarm (@terror_alarm) January 21, 2022
Within the following 24 hours of the assault, the ISIS militants additionally killed 11 Iraqi troopers in a military base throughout the border. According to the stories, the severity of the crossfire additionally reported a number of deaths of Syrian boys caught within the assault. Reports point out that lots of them have been apprehended by ISIS after their mother and father have been made to hitch the Islamic State Fighter group years in the past.
The youngsters are in jail as a result of they have been recruited and skilled by ISIS to develop into suicide bombers and for different army operations. They are a part of the so-called “Cubs of the Caliphate”, a baby military raised by the Islamic State. “These young people were trained by Isis [IS] for suicide attacks and other military operations. Now Isis has taken control of that part of the prison and we cannot fight or bomb them,” mentioned SDF media head Farhad Shami.
The youngsters embrace greater than 150 foreigners of age 12 or extra who’re from non-Arab nations. The Syrian Forces had held the ISIS fighters accountable for the security of youngsters. However, the Save the Children organisation has urged the authorities to take all attainable steps to make sure the protected repatriation of the detained youngsters. Reports point out that the UNICEF has additionally referred to as for the protected evacuation of trapped youngsters and mentioned that they’re at quick threat.
Khush in the meantime has slammed the nations to which youngsters belong to, saying that the danger of demise or damage of those youngsters is instantly linked to the governments’ refusal to take them dwelling. “All foreign children must be repatriated, with their families, without any further delay. The international community cannot have the blood of any of these children on their hands,” she added.
According to the stories, ISIS is more likely to launch extra assaults all through Africa in 2022. At current, ISIS controls lower than 1 per cent of the African territory. However, with no more practical counter-terrorism technique, ISIS is sure to achieve a stronger foothold on the continent.