(CNN)A boy in a black knit cap stands in front of a man on his knees. He locks eyes with the captive, brow furrowed, his gaze seething with anger. He lifts a pistol and shoots the man in the forehead. The boy is a soldier for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria -- and he's not the only one. The Sunni extremists of ISIS appear to be brainwashing an entire generation to create an army of impressionable young soldiers. They lure or kidnap children and then train them to fight. They force some children to give blood to injured fighters or to spy for them, and make others whip prisoners, human rights groups say. Their plight raises questions that defy simple answers: What future awaits these...
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