South
Sudan's government has denied that its army has recruited children to
fight against the rebels in a new offensive against rebel forces.
UN children's charity Unicef says that witnesses have told them that 15, 16 and 17-year-old soldiers are committing atrocities against civilians during the fighting in Unity state.
South Sudan's Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth told the BBC's Focus on Africa radio programme that the government has "never" recruited child soldiers, and he questioned where the information came from.
UN children's charity Unicef says that witnesses have told them that 15, 16 and 17-year-old soldiers are committing atrocities against civilians during the fighting in Unity state.
South Sudan's Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth told the BBC's Focus on Africa radio programme that the government has "never" recruited child soldiers, and he questioned where the information came from.
