A human rights group says Islamist militants, who control northern Mali, are using hundreds of child soldiers, some as young as 11.
Mali Children Used as Soldiers
![Amnesty International says it has documented 'horrific abuses' against civilians in Islamist-controlled northern Mali, including the recruitment of child soldiers, sexual violence, extra-judicial executions and amputations.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2B166406-5A93-4014-A57C-F33CC9BACA29_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Amnesty International says it has documented 'horrific abuses' against civilians in Islamist-controlled northern Mali, including the recruitment of child soldiers, sexual violence, extra-judicial executions and amputations.
![The North Liberation Forces, which is a part of a militia which trains youths from all over the country, operates in government-controlled areas run by current and former Malian soldiers.](https://gdb.voanews.com/591C8D6D-BF12-4C1C-90C5-8FC3FD903D44_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The North Liberation Forces, which is a part of a militia which trains youths from all over the country, operates in government-controlled areas run by current and former Malian soldiers.
![تھائی لینڈ میں ایک مرتبہ پھر حکومت مخالف مظاہروں کا سلسلہ شروع ہو گیا ہے۔](https://gdb.voanews.com/529AC368-08B3-40A1-B6A4-B7E6C969BEA8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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تھائی لینڈ میں ایک مرتبہ پھر حکومت مخالف مظاہروں کا سلسلہ شروع ہو گیا ہے۔
![Young people run during a training session at the North Liberation Forces camp in Sevare, Mali on September 24, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/86498FC0-5F00-457D-B6B7-7D6BB3BE185C_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Young people run during a training session at the North Liberation Forces camp in Sevare, Mali on September 24, 2012.