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Interview of Former Child Soldier Ishmael Beah
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Feb 13 09
Witnessed: 3397 times
Regions: Sierra Leone
Issues: Armed conflict, Child soldiers, War crimes
Tags: recruitment, Rehabilitation, sierra leone, violence
As part of his AK-47 series Al Jazeera's Josh Rushing spoke to Ishmael Beah, a former child soldier in Sierra Leone, about his experiences.
(This video was originally uploaded to YouTube by Al Jazeera here )
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