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Militant use of children in Sri Lanka has been an internationally recognized problem since the inception of the Sri Lankan civil war in 1983. The primary recruiters of under the age of 18 children are the rebel LTTE movement and the Karuna group, a break-away faction of the LTTE working with Sri Lanka Forces.[1][2][3][4] Human Rights Watch criticized that threats and intimidation were used by the LTTE to force Tamil families in Sri Lanka to furnish children for military duty. When families reject, their children are sometimes kidnapped at night from their homes or forced recruited while walking to school. Parents who refuse to allow their children to be recruited suffer retaliation by the Tamil Tigers, which may include violence or detention.[5]
- ^ "UNICEF condemns abduction and recruitment of Sri Lankan children by the Karuna group" (Press release). UNICEF. 2006-06-22. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ "Tsunami orphans swell LTTE ranks". Rediff.com India Limited. 2005-01-26. Archived from the original on September 7, 2005. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Rebels Recruiting Child Soldiers" (PDF). Iran Daily. 2005-01-27. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ Meo, Nick (2006-09-17). "Tamil Tigers abduct teens to fight". San Francisco Chronicle. p. A17. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ "Sri Lanka: Tamil Tigers Forcibly Recruit Child Soldiers". Human Rights Watch. 2004-11-11. Retrieved 2021-08-03.