وهناك ادعاءات بشأن التجنيد القسري لأطفال ومدنيين وبشأن إطلاق المليشيات الحليفة للحكومة النار على الذين يقاومون ذلك التجنيد.
Although it is difficult to obtain accurate and detailed information from areas affected by the conflict, reliable humanitarian sources report that children between the ages of 14 and 17 years and some as young as 12 constitute the bulk of the fighting forces, especially in the militia.