Worst Countries Using Child Soldiers

1. Somalia

Child Soldiers in Somalia are quite common as this is the worst country. The children are not only used as combatants, but also as messengers, porters,cooks and spies. Some of the young girls are often bought and used as sex slaves. They are chosen to be soldiers as they are easy to influence and can be told what to do without much arguing and resistance.  A lot of children are recruited by the militant organization, al-Shabab and some kids actually choose to become a child soldier if there is a lack of education in the area they live in. 

2. Syria

The children in Syria are used/have been known to be used as human shields, suicide bombers, guards at checkpoints and as front line soldiers. 59% of the adults that were interviewed said that they knew a child or several children that were child slaves. People encourage the children to become soldiers due to the fact of poverty and the number of groups that  may be targeting their villages. 

3.DR Congo

Of all of the children that are soldiers, at least one third of them are young girls. The girls are sold as sex slaves, and are forced to be "wives" to older men. They face cruel acts of abuse daily. Children as young as 6 have been recruited although, children aged 8-16 make up over 60% of the soldiers in Congo. in 2003, 10% of the world's 300,000 child slaves were based/ came from the Democratic Republic of Congo.