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Southern Sudan Vows To Stop Using Child Soldiers

August 31 2010

Sudan

The army in southern Sudan has promised to end the use of child soldiers by the end of this year, Agence France-Presse reports.

U.N. officials say the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) has returned more than 22,000 child soldiers to civilian life in the past decade during efforts to transform from a rebel group into a regular army.

Some 900 children remain in the military force, according to the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF).

During its long civil war with the north,...

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