Children at Risk of Statelessness in the Fight against Terrorism 22 in the Netherlands from 2017 to mid-2021;7 at least 21 in Belgium from 2009 to January 2020;8 17 in Australia from 2015 to mid-2019;9 16 in France from 2002 to October 2019;10 nine in Austria between 2017 and mid-2021;11 and at least 13 in Denmark between 2016 and 2021.12 Considering that this counter-terrorism method risks potentially creating statelessness for the concerned FTFs, this inevitably also affects the legal status of their minor children, who might end up stateless in a conflict zone. Stateless children are already one of the most vulnerable groups but become even more so if they are trapped in situations of armed conflict. Children affected 7 8 9 10 11 12 Decisions of K1-35772087474, K1-2786497685, K1-35603812755 and K1-35536731957, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (13 September 2017) Staatscourant No 5244 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-48233579119, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (11 July 2018) Staatscourant No 39597 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-48233579119, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (7 November 2018) Staatscourant No 63407 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-48246388487, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (21 January 2019) Staatscourant No 3532 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-2830921892, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (27 February 2019) Staatscourant No 11642 (the Netherlands); Decision of K170787658859, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (17 April 2019) Staatscourant No 22177 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-72370525831, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (13 May 2019) Staatscourant No 27574 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-77203137030, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (10 September 2019) Staatscourant No 50454 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-55061891549, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (23 September 2019) Staatscourant No 52809 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-55061891548, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (31 October 2019) Staatscourant No 60309 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-73609514694, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (4 December 2019) Staatscourant No 67223 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-2787913283, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (13 December 2019) Staatscourant No 67227, (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-2787913283, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (13 December 2019) Staatscourant No 69330 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-89234841187, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (21 January 2020) Staatscourant No 4746 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-882219203, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (24 January 2020) Staatscourant No 5678 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-1613462860, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (28 January 2020) Staatscourant No 6215 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-1096996460, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (6 May 2020) Staatscourant No 25604 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-2641193062, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (16 June 2020) Staatscourant No 32757 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-42499828897, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (27 July 2020) Staatscourant No 40542 (the Netherlands); Decision of K1-1622786811, ‘Withdrawal of Dutch Citizenship’ (3 September 2020) Staatscourant No 46489 (the Netherlands). 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