This report presents the results of a rapid situation analysis of children associated with armed forces and armed groups in Government-controlled areas of Southern Sudan. UNICEF has adopted a working figure of 10,000 children associated with such armed groups. Following the globally recognized conception, children associated with fighting forces (CAFF) covered by this analysis include all boys and girls less than 18 years who are involved, in any capacity, in the Sudanese Armed Forces and affiliated para-military, militia or other armed groups.