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A/HRC/28/69 53 Idlib and Hama described seeing many non-Syrian children in the camps, some of whom were the children of fighters, some who had been kidnapped, or had voluntarily joined ISIS. Witnesses described seeing young children in ISIS insignia carrying weapons in Minbeij (Aleppo) in October 2014. One of those interviewed witnessed a boy having to drag an AK-47 as the weapon was taller than him. Armed children were also observed in Al Hasakah, where they were seen guarding ISIS bases and working at the group’s checkpoints. A child, aged approximately 10 years, was seen working as a prison guard in an ISIS detention centre in Tibneh (Dayr az Zawr). Children participated in active hostilities in the ISIS assault on Ayn al-Arab (Kobane) and in military operations in Tibneh and Al-Shuhail (Dayr az Zawr). 211. ISIS has failed to protect children in the course of their military operations. Children who survived the attack on Ayn al-Arab (Kobane) in September and October 2014 exhibited signs of trauma in the aftermath and described their distress at losing their homes and futures following their displacement. 212. In November 2014, ISIS closed schools in Aleppo and Dayr az Zawr for lack of conformity with its understanding of Shari’a curriculum. In Ar Raqqah governorate, some schools have reopened in compliance with ISIS’ requirements. ISIS has also occupied schools and used them as military bases. Two schools were occupied in Al-Shaddadi (Al Hasakah) and one in Al-Ashara (Dayr az Zawr). The International Coalition’s aerial campaign against ISIS has led their fighters to hide deeper in densely populated civilian areas, abandoning their bases in school buildings, which were frequently marked with the group’s banners. 213. The military use of schools endangers children and prevents their access to education. The kidnapping and indoctrination of Kurdish schoolchildren in Minbeij is a clear instance of a deliberate victimisation of children, entailing repeated violations of children’s rights. ISIS ...