Children at War

300,000 child soldiers are fighting in 30 countries· 10,000 fought in Sierra Leone's 10-year civil war· An additional 500,000 are in paramilitary groupIn the civil war in Sierra Leone children fight for both the rebels - the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and the pro-government local militia, the Kamajors. The Kamajors do much of the front-line fighting for the government and the West African peace-keeping force, ECOMOG. Often after the RUF attacks a village they abduct the surviving children. The children, many of whom have seen their parents slaughtered, are then removed to special camps. Those children who escape often join the Kamajors who give them shelter and food.s

children as soldiers

In 25 diffrent countries, thousands of children under the age of 16 have fought in war.In 1988 alone,they numberedas many as 200,000.In 1990, children as young as sevenwere seen in combat because, according to the Directer of the Libarians Red Cross,"those with guns could survive."Some children might wont too become soldiers because they might see themselves fighting for social Justice.A quarter of combats in the various fighting factions were children.

Children at War

Wont to know something that is amazing, All over the world kids are fighting in 36 contries right now. In Africa child soldiers are given drugs so it will make them kill easyer. While we are sitting in class 300,000 children are fighting in armed conflict.Children in Africa are used as soldiers because they are to young to understand their actions.If kids have been murder or have been raped they are becoming disabled, homeless, and psychologically traumatized.