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Tigray rebel groups accused of forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15
Original: Tigray rebel groups 'forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15' as fighting spreads https://www.theguardian.com/global-dev
Rebel groups in Ethiopia's Tigray region are forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15, according to a Guardian report citing accusations that could amount to war crimes. The recruitment is said to be taking place as fighting spreads in the region, renewing concern about the persistence of the conflict and the use of child soldiers in Ethiopia.
Why now: Reports of child recruitment as conflict spreads in Tigray raise fresh alarm over human rights abuses in Ethiopia.
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- Tigray rebel groups 'forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15' as fighting spreads https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/06/ethiopia-tigray-conflict-tplf-rebels-forcibly-recruit-boys-war-crimes # WorldNews # Africa # HumanRights · guardian_world@robot.villas · 2
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