There are as many as 6,000 child soldiers, some as young as 11 years old, in the war-torn region of Darfur, the head of Unicef in Sudan says

Ted Chaiban said some children were linked to rebel movements, others to government-backed militia and some were fighting alongside the Sudanese army. The UN is trying to convince armed groups to release the children. Chaiban told journalists that some had signed up voluntarily but others had been forcibly recruited.