Early to War: Child soldiers in the Chad conflict

This report draws on field work conducted over the course of four Human Rights Watch research missions to conflict zones of eastern Chad. It focuses primarily on the use and recruitment of child soldiers by the Armée Nationale Tchadienne (ANT) and the Front Uni pour le Changement (FUC). It does not encompass Chadian rebel groups actively fighting the Chadian government.The report is based on interviews with senior officers in the Chadian military as well as current child soldiers themselves.