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Takeaways from AP story on child soldiers trained by Colombian mercenaries in Sudan

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By Sam Mednick Verified, Isabel Debre Verified, Astrid Suárez Verified
| Yahoo Canada Verified
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A new report by The Associated Press shows that child soldiers fighting for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces against Sudan's army have been trained by Colombian mercenaries. The report is based on rare, firsthand accounts from former child soldiers held at a rehabilitation center run by the military-backed government in the capital, Khartoum.
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Takeaways from AP story on child soldiers trained by Colombian mercenaries in Sudan

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By Sam Mednick Verified, Isabel Debre Verified, Astrid Suárez Verified
| Black Hills Pioneer Verified
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - A new report by The Associated Press shows that child soldiers fighting for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces against Sudan's army have been trained by Colombian mercenaries. The report is based on rare, firsthand accounts from former child soldiers held at a rehabilitation center run by the military-backed government in the capital, Khartoum.
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Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries

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By Sam Mednick Verified, Isabel Debre Verified, Astrid Suárez Verified
| Anchorage Daily News Verified
(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin) KHARTOUM, Sudan — The teenage boy’s hands and legs were shackled to the anti-aircraft gun mounted on a pickup as Sudanese warplanes attacked. He saw another child chained to the steering wheel. As their captors sought cover, the terrified children were ordered to stay and shoot down the jets over the capital, Khartoum. If they tried to flee, they’d be killed by their captors — if the planes didn’t get them first.
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