Children as young as 14 are joining military training camps run by
militias in southern Mali preparing to fight Islamist groups in the
north. At the same time, Islamist groups in the north are recruiting
children as young as 11 to man checkpoints, gather intelligence, search
vehicles and patrol the streets in Gao, Timbuktu and Kidal, according to
aid agencies and human rights groups.
By Katarina Höije, IRIN
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