The Conflict
This is the decade during which the Sierra Leone Civil War took place.
What is the 1990s (specifically 1991–2002)
Under international law, this is the maximum age defining a "child."
What is under 18
This was the primary rebel group that fought against the government during the war.
What is the Revolutionary United Front (RUF)
Besides fighting, this is one common role children were forced to play in the rebel camps.
What is acting as messengers, porters, or forced labor? (Any logical role accepted)
Approximately this many children were used as soldiers during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
What is 10,000 to 14,000
This term describes how children were often forced to commit atrocities against their own families to prevent them from returning home.
What is severing community ties (or forced alienation)
This international body authorized the creation of a Special Court to prosecute war crimes committed in Sierra Leone.
What is the United Nations
This substance was sometimes used by commanders to make children less fearful and more aggressive in combat
What are drugs or stimulants
Children were not just forced into the war; they were often abducted and socialized into the conflict using this method.
What is brute violence
This is the primary reason why children were targeted for recruitment by armed groups.
What is because they are easier to manipulate, train, and control than adults