Underage Girls Recruited to Kurdish Forces
Concerns that military forces are using child soldiers.
29 Mar 18
Concerns that military forces are using child soldiers.
Former child soldiers describe how they were groomed and recruited by the insurgents.
The Taleban and other groups find it easy to exploit vulnerable minors
Activists say not enough done to address reasons for children joining armed groups of their own free will.
Youngsters struggling to adapt to civilian life feel they have little option but to return to fighting.
Hardship forces children to neglect schooling and go out to work.
Victims of Uganda’s 20-year war say the rebels should be pursued if a peace accord is not signed.