“‘Boys can attend training camps from the age of nine,’ he said, adding that children of that age ‘or even younger’ had likely been involved in attacks and executions. ‘Children in the IS area have lost their innocence due to all the violence,’ Bertholee added. As the ‘Islamic State’ loses more territory to international troops and living conditions deteriorate, more of the group’s militants are expected to return to their native countries, AIVD wrote in a report published on Wednesday.”
Source: Dutch secret service: Kids from IS-territory could pose terror threat | News | DW.COM | 15.02.2017
