(TIME) – Since conflict erupted in the Central African Republic in late 2012 after the Séléka armed groups seized power from President François Bozizé, between 3,000 and 6,000 people have been killed, almost 700,000 people displaced and countless villages destroyed. The country has been locked in violence ever since, as the mainly Muslim armed groups (formerly known as Séléka), predominantly Christian Anti-Balaka defense militias and other armed groups vie for authority. Amid this deepening crisis, more than 14,000 children have been recruited by armed groups on all sides of the conflict.
Why Child Soldiers Rarely Stay Free for Long in the Central African Republic
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