Women at war: Life as an Eritrean girl soldier 5.0 star rating

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8519755.stm

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Ian Brimacombe reports on a woman who fought in the Eritrean struggle for independence from Ethiopia. She was just 13 when she became a soldier. She spent the next 16 years fighting in a brutal guerrilla war.
Meriem Omer began her life as a girl soldier in 1976.

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DrPot  
Created by DrPot on 19 February 2010

DrPot's thoughts:

Child soldiers - a terrible worldwide situation and this is a first person story with the rational ewhy she fought.

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