Hundreds of boys 'kidnapped and forced into becoming child soldiers' in South Sudan

[muriel_volestrangler]

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 government’s 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

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UN press release: http://www.unicef.org/media/media_80789.html

[RKP5637]

1. We live on such a violent planet. It's a paradise, but so many have chosen to make

it unpleasant for so many.

[HappyMe]

2. I can't imagine having my sons snatched away like that.

How scared those boys and men must be.

[romanic]

3. Very upsetting.

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