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Boys recount 'torment' at hands of armed rebels in DR Congo
Two boys forcibly recruited by the Allied Democratic Forces describe brutal punishments and use as human shields in camps, with about 10 children freed monthly, AFP reported.
- Two boys shared their experiences of torment while living in camps of a rebel militia affiliated with the Islamic State in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Paluku, a 12-year-old, was forcibly recruited after rebels killed his mother during an attack on his village and spent two months with the Allied Democratic Forces .
- Edouard, 17, endured four years with the ADF after being kidnapped at age 12, stating, 'We suffered terribly.'
- Paluku reported being punished with lashes for refusing to kill people.
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