In this photo taken Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009 Fatuma Mohamed and her son Ahmedweli walking in a refugee camp, in Dadaab eastern Kenya. Fatuma Mohamed is afraid her son could be recruited into mercenary forces trained by the Kenyan army. Thousands of people, including children, are being secretly recruited and trained inside Kenya to battle Islamic insurgents in neighboring Somalia, according to deserters, local officials, families of recruits and diplomats. Most recruits are Somalis living in crowded refugee camps and Kenyan nationals who are ethnic Somalis living nearby. Kenyan Defense Ministry spokesman Bogita Ongeri denied a secret militia is being formed or that the military was involved in any recruitment or training.

In this photo taken Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009 Ambaro Hassan stands in front of her house in Dadaab, Kenya. Ambaro Hassan claims one of her sons was recruited into mercenary forces trained by the Kenyan army. Thousands of people, including children, are being secretly recruited and trained inside Kenya to battle Islamic insurgents in neighboring Somalia, according to deserters, local officials, families of recruits and diplomats. Most recruits are Somalis living in crowded refugee camps and Kenyan nationals who are ethnic Somalis living nearby. Kenyan Defense Ministry spokesman Bogita Ongeri denied a secret militia is being formed or that the military was involved in any recruitment or training.

In this photo taken Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 Ahmed Omar, left, and Mohamed Ibrahim walk in refugee camp in Dadaab. Kenya. Omar and Ibrahim claim they were recruited into mercenary forces trained by the Kenyan army. Thousands of people, including children, are being secretly recruited and trained inside Kenya to battle Islamic insurgents in neighboring Somalia, according to deserters, local officials, families of recruits and diplomats. Most recruits are Somalis living in crowded refugee camps and Kenyan nationals who are ethnic Somalis living nearby. Kenyan Defense Ministry spokesman Bogita Ongeri denied a secret militia is being formed or that the military was involved in any recruitment or training.

Suban Abdi sits in a refugee camp, in Dadaab, eastern Kenya, in this photo taken on Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. Suban claims one of her sons was recruited into mercenary forces trained by the Kenyan army. Thousands of people, including children, are being secretly recruited and trained inside Kenya to battle Islamic insurgents in neighboring Somalia, according to deserters, local officials, families of recruits and diplomats. Most recruits are Somalis living in crowded refugee camps and Kenyan nationals who are ethnic Somalis living nearby. Kenyan Defense Ministry spokesman Bogita Ongeri denied a secret militia is being formed or that the military was involved in any recruitment or training.

In this photo taken on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 Salad Dahir stands in Dadaab, eastern Kenya. Salad Dahir claims he was recruited into mercenary forces trained by the Kenyan army. Thousands of people, including children, are being secretly recruited and trained inside Kenya to battle Islamic insurgents in neighboring Somalia, according to deserters, local officials, families of recruits and diplomats. Most recruits are Somalis living in crowded refugee camps and Kenyan nationals who are ethnic Somalis living nearby. Kenyan Defense Ministry spokesman Bogita Ongeri denied a secret militia is being formed or that the military was involved in any recruitment or training.

Halima Aden, left, and Rhadija Aden, sit next to their home in Garissa, eastern Kenya, in this photo taken on Monday Nov. 2, 2009. Halima and Rhadija both have lost sons to the recruitment and the town’s deputy mayor says hundreds of young men have disappeared in the past two months. Thousands of people, including children, are being secretly recruited and trained inside Kenya to battle Islamic insurgents in neighboring Somalia, according to deserters, local officials, families of recruits and diplomats. Most recruits are Somalis living in crowded refugee camps and Kenyan nationals who are ethnic Somalis living nearby.

Photos bt :  Riccardo Gangale / AP

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