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Meet one of Hezbollah's teen fighters

As more young Lebanese Hezbollah fighters travel to Syria, Al-Monitor spoke with one of these boys about their reasons for waging jihad and the training they go through before joining the fight.

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Lebanon's Hezbollah supporters carry the party's flag while marching at the funeral of three Hezbollah fighters who were killed while fighting alongside Syrian army forces, in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, Oct. 27, 2015. — REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

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