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The horrifying way Iran used kids to clear mines
We Are the Mighty ^
| 02/05/2023
| Blake Stilwell
Posted on 03/05/2026 3:24:20 AM PST by Kid Shelleen
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The New York Times’ Terence Smith, writing about Iran in 1984, described the use of child soldiers by Iran to clear minefields. Young boys, aged 12-17 years, wore red headbands with the words ‘Sar Allah’ in Farsi (Warriors of God) and small metal keys that the Ayatollah declared were their tickets to Paradise if they were martyred in their mission. Many were sent into battle against Iraqi tanks without any protection and bound by ropes to prevent desertion.
They were the first wave, making the way for Iranian tanks by clearing barbed wire and minefields with their bodies.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: suckstobethem
This is an article from 2023 but there are lots of other sources documenting use of the children soldiers by the Ayatollah. Can you imagine anyone trusting these fanatics with a nuclear deal? These are the people who Obama trusted to honor the Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and sent billions of dollars.
To: Kid Shelleen
The Iran-Iraq war was one of the major wars of the 20th Century . Yet we don’t think about it that way because it was merely some back water cannon fodder killing each other. Half a million dead but the actual number is known only to God . That just shows how much either side cared about their own people. Tossed away in battle like so much trash.
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03/05/2026 3:50:51 AM PST
by
Nateman
(Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
To: Kid Shelleen
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posted on
03/05/2026 3:55:42 AM PST
by
sauropod
To: Nateman
One of the reasons getting rid of Saddam was a mistake, he kept the Iranians in check.
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posted on
03/05/2026 4:01:27 AM PST
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dfwgator
("I am Charlie Kirk!")
To: dfwgator
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posted on
03/05/2026 4:45:04 AM PST
by
A_perfect_lady
(The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
To: Kid Shelleen
What, are girls more important for more "warriors"? Why are they using their sources of pleasure on mine clearing?
To: Kid Shelleen
Saddam used mustard gas on them.
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posted on
03/05/2026 6:21:33 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: Kid Shelleen
Denmark used teenage German conscripts to clear landmines after the Second World War; these were POWs from the war.
There's a movie about this called "Land of Mine".
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posted on
03/05/2026 6:44:47 AM PST
by
Captain Walker
("Justice exalteth a nation: but sin maketh nations miserable." – Proverbs 14:34)
To: Kid Shelleen
These are the people who Obama trusted to honor the Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and sent billions of dollars.His advisor ValJar was so in love with Iran, where she grew up.
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posted on
03/05/2026 9:13:43 AM PST
by
Albion Wilde
("The first duty of theAmerican government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens." -DJT)
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