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21 Children Abducted by Paramilitary Forces in Sudan

12/2/2025

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Paramilitary forces abducted 21 children in South Kordofan, Sudan, last week for recruitment as fighters.
Witnesses reported that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Abdelaziz al-Hilu’s faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement
North (SPLM-N) seized 150 individuals during a raid on the al-Zallataya gold mine on November 24, 2023.
The area was previously controlled by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) before the attack.
The RSF has been increasingly recruiting vulnerable children amid ongoing violence, resulting in tens of thousands killed and millions displaced since the war began.

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Story summary

Paramilitary forces abducted 21 children in South Kordofan, Sudan, last week for recruitment as fighters.
Witnesses reported that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Abdelaziz al-Hilu’s faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement
North (SPLM-N) seized 150 individuals during a raid on the al-Zallataya gold mine on November 24, 2023.
The area was previously controlled by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) before the attack.
The RSF has been increasingly recruiting vulnerable children amid ongoing violence, resulting in tens of thousands killed and millions displaced since the war began.