Investigative media reports have revealed widespread abuses suffered by children in orphanages and orphanages in Syria during the previous regime, including the manipulation of their personal identities and their forced recruitment into combat operations both inside and outside the country.<\/p>\n
According to data obtained by Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, the birth dates of a number of children were deliberately altered to facilitate their conscription into the military before reaching the legal age, amidst a lack of official oversight of the orphanages’ records.<\/p>\n
In this context, Wajd Qaddour, Vice President of the Ayloul Foundation for Humanitarian Work, stated that the administration of one orphanage changed birth data in official records, citing cases where children born in 2003 were reclassified as born in 1999, thus enabling their early recruitment.<\/p>\n
Sources familiar with the missing children’s cases stated that the majority of those subjected to forced recruitment managed to flee the country, particularly to Lebanon, while only a limited number of cases of family reunification have been documented.<\/p>\n
The documented testimonies include accounts from individuals whose names and identities were changed within these institutions before they were forced into military service or deployed to combat. Humanitarian workers also reported meeting dozens of young men who said they were forced to fight on internal fronts under duress.<\/p>\n
According to these testimonies, the practice was not limited to Syria; some young men were also sent to fight with armed groups outside the country, raising concerns about potential violations that could amount to grave crimes under international law.<\/p>\n
Conversely, new administrators in some care homes indicated that processing identity documents and establishing parentage requires complex legal procedures, given the existence of official records affected by past manipulation.<\/p>\n
These findings highlight the precarious situation of children in care homes in Syria, particularly in the absence of legal protection and independent oversight during the years of conflict, thus fueling growing demands for independent investigations, accountability, and protection for victims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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