The UN refugee agency UNHCR is trying to cope with a
massive humanitarian crisis, as 1.9 million Syrians have sought refuge
abroad, mainly in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and the Kurdish region of
northern Iraq.
One concern was “recruitment by armed groups, including of under-aged refugees”, the report said, without elaborating.
The official, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, said child recruitment had not been a major problem until now
because the opposition forces did not have enough arms and ammunition.
But the lifting of embargoes on supplying arms to opposition groups meant both sides would need more soldiers.
Read the report "From slow boil to breaking point: A real-time evaluation of UNHCR’s response to the Syrian refugee emergency"
