26 child LTTE cadres, aged between 15 and 18, surrender to the government security forces at Mankulam.
Source
Children of North East trapped in war, Press release, National Peace Council, 27 October 1998.
Quotation
“Clear evidence of the recruitment of children by the LTTE has surfaced following the surrender of 26 child cadre to the security forces at Mankulum…There are further reports of the LTTE following a policy of conscripting children in the areas under its control to replenish its ranks in the aftermath of the costly battles at Killinochchi and Mankulam.” Press release, National Peace Council, 27 October 1998.
