UN reports Gaddafi may be recruiting child soldiers

UN officials say they are getting reports that child soldiers are being recruited to fight for Muammar Gaddafi’s forces in Libya, which would be a war crime.

UN reports Gaddafi may be recruiting child soldiers

UN officials say they are getting reports that child soldiers are being recruited to fight for Muammar Gaddafi’s forces in Libya, which would be a war crime.

Unicef spokeswoman Marixie Mercado said there was “a serious concern” that child soldiers are among the mercenaries that Gaddafi is hiring to attack rebel forces.

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