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Swedish first as mother accused of letting son, 12, become child soldier in Syria
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Sweden will prosecute a 49-year-old woman suspected of a war crime and breaking international law for allegedly bringing her 12-year-old son to fight in Syria in 2013.
Prosecutors allege the woman enabled her son to be recruited and used as a child soldier from the age of 12 until he turned 15, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement.
They said the boy was "used to directly engage in hostilities perpetrated by armed groups, including the terrorist organisation IS".
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