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Eight Years Old With An AK-47

Photo: Child soldier with an AK-47
The Telegraph

Combat photographer Sebastiano Tomada filmed a video of an eight-year old Syrian boy on the front lines of the civil war, working alongside Free Syrian Army soldiers.  The boy is carrying an AK-47. 

Tomada tells guest host Sean Cole about meeting the little boy, who, in spite of his tough appearance, is with the Free Syrian Army because he has nowhere else to go.

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