BATANGAFO, Central African Republic, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- An armed group in the Central African Republic released 163 children, some of whom served as soldiers, cooks and other servants, the United Nations Children's Fund announced Friday.
UNICEF said the children, which include five girls, were released during a ceremony in the town of Batangafo with the assistance of the U.N. Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).