Based on a Time report a month ago (Post 187) I noted:
Buses to the north are now packed, filled with refugees no longer willing to wait out the now quiet conflict far from home. Their departure has left refugee camps at a fraction of their original size, say local officials.
A month appears to be a long time if this report in The Guardian is to be believed:
Mass rape, amputations and killings – why families are fleeing terror in Mali; At refugee camps, reports are flooding in of horrific human rights abuses in a country once famous for its music and joyous lifestyle.
The tales recounted suggest a population subjugated by a regime well versed in appalling brutality. Allegations of war crimes include summary executions, mass rape, racism and the targeting of elders by child soldiers recruited by the extremists. Some allege that child soldiers are being forced to rape women.
Link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...ali?CMP=twt_gu

Anyone able to comment on the social implications and possibility of 'child soldiers'?