Ishmael Beah recalls his life in Sierra Leone both before and after he became a child soldier during Sierra Leone’s Civil War. The war was officially declared over on January 18, 2002.
The Sierra Leone Civil War began in March of 1991, when Charles Taylor sent his special forces into the country from Liberia in an attempt to overthrow the government of Joseph Momoh. The civil war would go on for eleven years, leaving over 50,000 people dead. Child soldiers were a … Continue reading
CNN reporter Sara Sidner reports live from Sri Lanka in ethnic Tamil areas ravaged by war. She walks through fields full of land mines and speaks with victims of the 26-year-long civil war that raged until May 17, 2009.
A hospital volunteer and Sri Lankan native gives her firsthand account of the horrible sights she witnessed when civil war broke out in the region. She discusses families being torn apart, camps that the government forced civilians to live in, and children dying on the side of the road.
