Iran has begun recruiting children as young as 12 to serve in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. This was reported by Iranian state television. Children will serve at checkpoints to protect against drone attacks.
Iran is recruiting children to serve in the IRGC
Iranian state television has announced that children as young as 12 years old are now being recruited to serve in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The involvement of minors is explained by the need to strengthen security due to the threat of drone attacks.
Children will serve at checkpoints. The government uses them to protect strategic targets from UAV strikes.
The purpose of involving children
According to state TV, children are placed at checkpoints to increase defence capabilities. Officially, this is presented as a security measure in the face of the growing threat from unmanned aerial vehicles.
Human rights activists have repeatedly criticised this practice as the use of children for military purposes.
Context.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is one of Iran's main security forces. Recently, the country has been subjected to numerous drone attacks on strategic facilities.
The involvement of children in the service may indicate a shortage of personnel or an attempt to use minors as human shields.
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