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Children of War: The lingering issue of child soldiers

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Not a new problem Children have been born into war since the dawn of time Many factions that use children are involved in guerilla wars or rebellions Boys and girls are used

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Lebanon exposed the issue to the world in the 1980s.

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Most terrorist or rebel groups in Africa use children as soldiers Burundi-Forces Nationales pour la Liberation Central African Republic-Union for Democratic Forces for Unity(UFDR) Cote dIvoire-New Forces Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Sierra Leone- Revolutionary United Front(RUF) Uganda-Lords Resistance Army(LRA)

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Why? Why use a child as a soldier? Do they make better soldiers? What happens to them after the war is over? So they have a future?

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Life of a Child Soldier http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=XmnyUmeGhE8 &feature=related Trying to pick up the pieces http://www.pbs.org/newsh our/bb/africa/july- dec10/uganda_11-16.html