Hundreds of boys 'kidnapped and forced into becoming child soldiers' in South Sudan
Source: The Independent
"Hundreds" of boys kidnapped by militants in South Sudan as they prepared for school exams have been forced into becoming child soldiers.
Unicef originally said 89 pupils had been seized two weeks ago alongside several men by an armed militia but now fears the number is far higher.
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Monitors believe the culprits were part of a Shilluk (ethnic group) militia under the control of militant chief Johnson Oloni.
They are believed to be allied with South Sudan governments Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in the ongoing civil war raging between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and rebels led by former Vice President Riek Machar.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/hundreds-of-boys-kidnapped-and-forced-into-becoming-child-soldiers-in-south-sudan-10078499.html
UN press release: http://www.unicef.org/media/media_80789.html
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)it unpleasant for so many.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)How scared those boys and men must be.
romanic
(2,841 posts)And to think, South Sudan was created so the people there could escape the corrupt Sudanese govt. Turns out corruption has a new name and it's the SPLA. smh