Event Brief
Women trafficked, kids taught to shoot in PNG's warfare
Filed: Feb 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM ET
Summary: Illegal guns fuel tribal warfare in Papua New Guinea, with children as young as eight being trained to use them.
WHO: Warlords
WHAT: Trafficking and training of children in warfare
WHEN: Feb 28, 2026 at 2:24 PM ET
WHERE: Papua New Guinea
WHY: To strengthen tribal warfare capabilities
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