Stop and think of how silly is seems to say one ethnic group would be even concerned with an IRC chating network when the region is facing a very real war. That's like saying the people of Sudan are worried about who will win an Academy Awards.
The sheer volume of resources seems to indicate it has to be an 'organized' attack, and it probably is a mix of young and older individuals. "Kids" or "Kiddies" doesn't mean an age. One person who was 'attacking' servers years ago was 42. Maturity isn't assigned to an age
