Obama grants waiver to South Sudan, others on child soldiers
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JUBA- President Barack Obama has issued waivers that continue US military assistance for troubled South Sudan and six other nations where child soldiers have been used.
The waivers disappoint advocates who say Obama's administration hasn't made curbing the use of children in combat a higher priority.
The waivers circumvent parts of the Child Soldier Prevention Act meant to block certain kinds of military assistance.
Waivers also have been granted to Somalia, Congo, Nigeria, Rwanda, Iraq and Myanmar.
