Iraqi army: 6 teens trained as suicide bombers

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi military on Monday displayed a group of weeping teenagers who said they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant in the last urban stronghold of al-Qaida in Iraq.

Four of the six boys were lined up for the media at police headquarters in the northern city of Mosul, where they said they had been training for a month to start suicide operations in early June.

The United Nations and the Iraqi and U.S. militaries say they fear that al-Qaida in Iraq is increasingly trying to use youths in attacks to avoid the heightened security measures that have dislodged the group from Baghdad and surrounding areas.

The youths, three wearing track suits and one with a torn white T-shirt, began crying as they were led into the police station.

"The Saudi insurgent threatened to rape our mothers and sisters, destroy our houses and kill our fathers if we did not cooperate with him," one of the youths, who were not identified, told reporters in Mosul, where security forces are cracking down on al-Qaida in Iraq and other Sunni insurgents.

Iraqi soldiers acting on tips found the youths, who ranged in age from 14 to 18, in the basement of an abandoned house on Monday after the Saudi militant who was training them was killed in military operations last week, deputy Interior Minister Kamal Ali Hussein said.

In April, the U.N. said rising numbers of Iraqi youths have been recruited into militias and insurgent groups, including some serving as suicide bombers. It called them "silent victims of the continued violence." There have also been several recent suicide bombings by women.

The U.S. military released several videos in February seized from suspected al-Qaida in Iraq hideouts that showed militants training children who appeared as young as 10 to kidnap and kill. The U.S. military said at the time that al-Qaida in Iraq was teaching teenage boys how to build car bombs and go on suicide missions.

Children have also been used as decoys in Iraq.

Well unfortunately this is nothing new unfortunately, using boys, girls and women in itself is a mental warfare tactic...Because no one really wants to shot at either of them or live with the memory of it...

Is Israel, the suicide bombers are getting younger and younger and female...Unfortunately, that is a situation that the citizens of that country must address...Because whether is is Israel or American military they have the right to defend themselves.

I feel for those soldiers having to defend themselves up against children and women though...

I think the problem is (to be fair to the citizens)...I think these insurgent strongholds have overpowered certain communities and they are living under terror and threats of deaths as well..

And what happens to these 'kids'? You'd be crying too. It's a cinch 'trained suicide bombers' don't get sent home with a couple of snickers bars and a warning to be good boys.

They're some of those imperative threats to security like the 513 other ones already in detention.

And what's detention like? Retraining? Problem is nobody really knows.
http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2008/05/20/iraq18886.htm

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Originally posted by Sgt_Schlappy:
Iraqi army: 6 teens trained as suicide bombers

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi military on Monday displayed a group of weeping teenagers who said they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant in the last urban stronghold of al-Qaida in Iraq.

Four of the six boys were lined up for the media at police headquarters in the northern city of Mosul, where they said they had been training for a month to start suicide operations in early June.

The United Nations and the Iraqi and U.S. militaries say they fear that al-Qaida in Iraq is increasingly trying to use youths in attacks to avoid the heightened security measures that have dislodged the group from Baghdad and surrounding areas.

The youths, three wearing track suits and one with a torn white T-shirt, began crying as they were led into the police station.

"The Saudi insurgent threatened to rape our mothers and sisters, destroy our houses and kill our fathers if we did not cooperate with him," one of the youths, who were not identified, told reporters in Mosul, where security forces are cracking down on al-Qaida in Iraq and other Sunni insurgents.

Iraqi soldiers acting on tips found the youths, who ranged in age from 14 to 18, in the basement of an abandoned house on Monday after the Saudi militant who was training them was killed in military operations last week, deputy Interior Minister Kamal Ali Hussein said.

In April, the U.N. said rising numbers of Iraqi youths have been recruited into militias and insurgent groups, including some serving as suicide bombers. It called them "silent victims of the continued violence." There have also been several recent suicide bombings by women.

The U.S. military released several videos in February seized from suspected al-Qaida in Iraq hideouts that showed militants training children who appeared as young as 10 to kidnap and kill. The U.S. military said at the time that al-Qaida in Iraq was teaching teenage boys how to build car bombs and go on suicide missions.

Children have also been used as decoys in Iraq.

Ah yes. Our very good friends the Saudis.

come on squizz prove how the saudi government is backing this group now....

hell ubl is a saudi militant.... and he wants to destroy the saudi government.... so do is followers....they do to all islamic nations governments that are friendly with the US and Israel...

I'll be damned. Looks like the terrorist groups have taken a page out of our ghetto gangs' handbook ... coerced membership.

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
come on squizz prove how the saudi government is backing this group now....

Hey genius. What part of 'they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant don't you understand?

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Originally posted by Squizzer:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
come on squizz prove how the saudi government is backing this group now....

Hey genius. What part of 'they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant don't you understand?

yea they are the ones that are anti-government militia./... they are the ones helping out in ubl jihad like i said before ubl himself is a saudi militant...they are trying to destabilize the saudi government....

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Originally posted by Squizzer:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
come on squizz prove how the saudi government is backing this group now....

Hey genius. What part of 'they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant don't you understand?

Got it! So a report about "a British lunatic posting on military.com" would support the view that the PM, Parliament, and (God save her) the Queen supported insanity?

What a driver ed class huh...
Respectfully, SUNLINER81

"They were trained how to carry out suicide attacks..."

Hmmm.... Achmed the Dead Terrorist says you can't practice, blows up the school and makes it a not so nice place anymore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go

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Originally posted by Jade_Gate:

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Originally posted by Squizzer:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
come on squizz prove how the saudi government is backing this group now....

Hey genius. What part of 'they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant don't you understand?

Got it! So a report about "a British lunatic posting on military.com" would support the view that the PM, Parliament, and (God save her) the Queen supported insanity?

Talking to me?

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Originally posted by Jade_Gate:

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Originally posted by Squizzer:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
come on squizz prove how the saudi government is backing this group now....

Hey genius. What part of 'they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant don't you understand?

Got it! So a report about "a British lunatic posting on military.com" would support the view that the PM, Parliament, and (God save her) the Queen supported insanity?

Buuuuuuurn!

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Originally posted by Sgt_Schlappy:

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Originally posted by Jade_Gate:

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Originally posted by Squizzer:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
come on squizz prove how the saudi government is backing this group now....

Hey genius. What part of 'they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant don't you understand?

Got it! So a report about "a British lunatic posting on military.com" would support the view that the PM, Parliament, and (God save her) the Queen supported insanity?

Buuuuuuurn!

God save his majesty the Queen...
LOL Respectfully, SUNLINER81

So in your infinite wisdom, tell us all oh great one how should this be handled.

And remember, Iraq is handling this, not the U.S.

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Originally posted by popsiq:
And what happens to these 'kids'? You'd be crying too. It's a cinch 'trained suicide bombers' don't get sent home with a couple of snickers bars and a warning to be good boys.

They're some of those imperative threats to security like the 513 other ones already in detention.

And what's detention like? Retraining? Problem is nobody really knows.
http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2008/05/20/iraq18886.htm

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:

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Originally posted by Sgt_Schlappy:

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Originally posted by Jade_Gate:

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Originally posted by Squizzer:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
come on squizz prove how the saudi government is backing this group now....

Hey genius. What part of 'they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant don't you understand?

Got it! So a report about "a British lunatic posting on military.com" would support the view that the PM, Parliament, and (God save her) the Queen supported insanity?

Buuuuuuurn!

God save his majesty the Queen...
LOL Respectfully, SUNLINER81

Now, now Sunliner...until you've walked a mile in his heels.

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:

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Originally posted by Sgt_Schlappy:

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Originally posted by Jade_Gate:

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Originally posted by Squizzer:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
come on squizz prove how the saudi government is backing this group now....

Hey genius. What part of 'they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant don't you understand?

Got it! So a report about "a British lunatic posting on military.com" would support the view that the PM, Parliament, and (God save her) the Queen supported insanity?

Buuuuuuurn!

God save his majesty the Queen...
LOL Respectfully, SUNLINER81

Sometimes Sunliner..... You can be such a dick.

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Originally posted by Sgt_Schlappy:

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:

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Originally posted by Sgt_Schlappy:

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Originally posted by Jade_Gate:

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Originally posted by Squizzer:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
come on squizz prove how the saudi government is backing this group now....

Hey genius. What part of 'they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant don't you understand?

Got it! So a report about "a British lunatic posting on military.com" would support the view that the PM, Parliament, and (God save her) the Queen supported insanity?

Buuuuuuurn!

God save his majesty the Queen...
LOL Respectfully, SUNLINER81

Now, now Sunliner...until you've walked a mile in his heels.

ROAR!...
LOL Respectfully, SUNLINER81

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Originally posted by Squizzer:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
come on squizz prove how the saudi government is backing this group now....

Hey genius. What part of 'they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant don't you understand?

Saudi militant?
Are you sure he wasn't a Welsh pub crawler???