Johnny and Luther Htoo

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Johnny and Luther Htoo (* 1987 in Burma ) are twins who led God's army , a splinter group of the Karen National Union , from 1997 to 2001 . Famous in the media through terrorist attacks and hostage-taking , they were considered the most famous child soldiers in the world.

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After the official troops gave up the resistance against the regime in Thailand , which was trying to conquer the Kayin state and annex it to Thailand, the two ten-year-olds formed a group, the majority of which were minors. Preferably with American M16 assault rifles armed, they told the government the war unless the independence of their country would remain protected. The number of child soldiers around Johnny and Luther rose rapidly.

They started out in the country's jungles, where they waged a guerrilla war against enemy troops. During this time, former members of God's Army report, bullets ricocheted off the twins' bodies. Even bombing and mines could not harm them. These legends persisted for a long time until they were portrayed by Luther as having been invented himself in 2001. However, these phenomena were the supporters of the troops believe their leaders were sent by God, so they gave themselves the name of God's Army ( original God's Army).

In January 2001, however, they surrendered to the Thai soldiers . Johnny and Luther asked for asylum and were taken to a refugee camp on the border with Myanmar. There they saw their parents again after more than five years and decided to lay down their arms for good.

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