"About half of the 200 new recruits who board buses each week
to Syria from Jordan's sprawling Zaatari refugee camp are under 18, U.N.
officials at the camp estimate." "The flow of fresh troops has helped the
U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army replenish ranks rapidly diminished by a series of
recent losses." "The families of the young fighters receive monthly benefits
from the Free Syrian Army, including salaries and even priority in the
distribution of food aid and cash assistance within the camp, refugee officials said."