At 11 years old, Mohammed Afar is a trained and equipped killing machine for the Free Syrian Army. He trains at a range with other fighters who compliment his shooting. "He is a great shot," his father says. "He is my little lion." Some groups fighting in Syria have been recruiting children for military and other purposes. The UN Conventions for the rights of children and the Geneva convention have provisions disallowing the use of combatants under the age of 15. Many disprove of allowing children to fight, even if they volunteer themselves. Mohhamad's father sees little wrong with bringing his 11 year old son to the battle fields.
Mohhamed Afar says he doesn't miss going to school like most children his age, or even miss living with his mother and sisters. "I want to stay as a fighter until Bashar is killed."
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