I felt good after that.” (Nariman El-Mofty/Associated Press)MARIB, Yemen — At the age of 13, Mohammed was an unflinching fighter for Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Indoctrinated in their camps, he went into battle even as gunfire filled the air and the earth shook from airstrikes. He dismissed the accounts the children gave to the AP, saying their claims were coalition propaganda. Yemen’s internationally-recognized government sought help from Saudi Arabia, which formed the coalition with U.S. backing, determined to stop what they saw as an Iranian move to take over, turning a civil war into a proxy war. The children are told they are joining a holy war against Jews and Christians and Arab countries that have succumbed to Western influence.

Source: Washington Post December 19, 2018 06:33 UTC