More than 1,000 children in Iraq are being detained on alleged “national security-related charges”, a UN report has found, warning that the number of detained minors has “increased exponentially” in recent years. Some 1,091 children are imprisoned in Iraq – some believed to be as young as nine, the UN Children and Armed Conflict report has warned. A number of the children detained are suspected to have links to Islamic State group, the report said. The UN’s findings reflect an “alarming” increase since a report in June 2019 found that 778 children were being held over similar charges, with the…