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The United Nations say Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka and a breakaway group supporting government troops continue to abduct children and force them to become combatants. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a new report made public on Friday said The report covers the period from 1 November 2006 to 14 September 2007. The UN says the breakaway group, known as the TMVP/Karuna faction, has shown bad faith on several occasions by re-recruiting children within days of releasing them in the presence of UN officials. The UN also criticised the Tamil Tigers for refusing to accept international legal requirements that soldiers must be at least eighteen years old. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in his report urged all sides to abide by the recommendations of his previous report. In the earlier report, he appealed for peace and for the cesstion of the recruitment of children as soldiers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India's frustration with Sri Lanka over Tamils