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List of Countries with Children in Armed Services

Many countries are at war against each other. They send children into support roles and even on to the front lines if necessary. Other countries are not at war but have children in their armed services that are active. Most children serve in support roles, but also go into the frontlines. Here is a list of countries that use children in their armed services as of 1998:

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Bosnia

Burma

Burundi

Chad

Colombia

Democratic Republic of the Congo

East Timor

Ecuador

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Guinea

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ivory Coast

Lebanon

Liberia

Macedonia

Mexico (Chiapas)

Nepal

Pakistan

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Philippines

Republic of the Congo

Russia (Chechnya)

Rwanda

Sierra Leone

Solomon Islands

Somalia

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Tajikistan

Turkey

Uganda

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)*

Uzbekistan

West Bank and Gaza

Yugoslavia

 

 

*Not a third world country

All countires have a link to their profiles.

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