Children of ISIS and International Security

The evolution of terrorism throughout the 20th and 21st century has led to the increasing involvement of children in terrorism. Traditionally, children have been treated as expendables and signal desperation on behalf of the terrorist organization, thereby commonly participating in suicide operations. The Islamic State, while reinforcing this trend, has begun to change the nature of child participation in terrorism. ISIS uses children in a systematic and organized manner, ISIS is therefore unmatched by other terror groups in regard to its use of children. Therefore, an in-depth analysis of ISIS sophisticated tactics in recruiting and using children and the multiple roles that children play in this mission are needed to assess the threats posed by ISIS child soldiers to future international security and provide solutions. Therefore, this study attempts to answer the question by using a descriptive-analytical method and using library resources and Internet scans that “How and for what purpose children are recruited to ISIS??” In response to the research question the hypothesis is: ISIS has recruited children voluntarily and compulsorily as guardians of its ideology to survive and continue to achieve its goals in the future that it would be a serious threat on the future of international security.