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MYANMAR - 2006: Two Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) child soldier guerrillas, part of the supply battalion which feeds the frontline combat units in Myanmar. Neither of them are over 16 years old. Almost 60% of their members are minors. They are fighting against the ruling military junta in Myanmar, seeking to establish an independent state for the Karen people, in eastern Myanmar, near the border with Thailand. (Photo by Alvaro Ybarra Zavala/Edit by Getty Images)

MYANMAR - 2006: Two Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) child soldier guerrillas, part of the supply battalion which feeds the frontline combat units in Myanmar. Neither of them are over 16 years old. Almost 60% of their members are minors. They are fighting against the ruling military junta in Myanmar, seeking to establish an independent state for the Karen people, in eastern Myanmar, near the border with Thailand. (Photo by Alvaro Ybarra Zavala/Edit by Getty Images)