Islamic scholars consider a boy becomes a man at 15 , or even younger if signs of puberty appear before then . Al - Shabaab - Islam considers people to be adults at the age of 15 . The militant Islamists are responding to Human Rights Watch criticism . The group says al - Shabaab is using children as young as 10 as cannon ##eers . Somalia 's government denies intentionally using child soldiers .
Al - Shabaab - Islam considers people to be adults at the age of 15 . The militant Islamists are responding to Human Rights Watch criticism . The group says al - Shabaab is using children as young as 10 as cannon ##eers . Somalia 's government denies intentionally using child soldiers .