07/02/2012

Lost Boys in Sudan

New York Times—New Wave of ‘Lost Boys’ Flee Sudan’s Lingering War  By Jeffrey Gettleman

Thousands of unaccompanied children are streaming out of an isolated, rebellious region of Sudan, fleeing a relentless aerial assault and the prospect of famine. Sent by their parents on harrowing odysseys across battlefields and malaria-infested swamps, the children are repeating one of the most sordid chapters of Sudanese history: the perilous flight of the so-called Lost Boys during the civil war in the 1990s, who wandered hundreds of miles dodging militias, bombers and lions.  Read the entire article.

 

Jul 2, 2012 4:00:00 AM

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