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Iran recruits children as young as 12 for military roles amid ongoing conflict

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International reported that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is recruiting children as young as 12 for military-linked roles including checkpoint duties, patrols, and intelligence activities. The recruitment campaign called 'Homeland Defending Combatants for Iran' has lowered the minimum age and operates through mosques and the Basij paramilitary force. An 11-year-old boy was killed at a checkpoint while accompanying his father, a Basij member, during an Israeli drone strike.

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3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 1 bias group.
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Fox News
Iran Guards recruiting children as young as 12, putting them on front lines of war
humanitarian crisis focus
Wall Street Journal
Iran Beefs Up Defenses, Recruits Children as It Prepares for Ground War - WSJ
strategic military preparation
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FOXFox NewsRIGHT161d ago

“Iran Guards recruiting children as young as 12, putting them on front lines of war”

WSJWall Street JournalRIGHT-CENTER162d ago

“Iran Beefs Up Defenses, Recruits Children as It Prepares for Ground War - WSJ”

WEWashington ExaminerRIGHT160d ago

“Iran signals manpower crisis with soldiers as young as 12, volunteer recruitment campaign”

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The recruitment signals a manpower crisis and widespread desertions in Iran.
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