AP Exclusive: Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries
Former child soldiers said the RSF abducted children as young as 8 and that Colombian mercenaries trained them in Khartoum camps.
- Six former child soldiers spoke to The Associated Press about being abducted and forced to fight for the RSF, with two stating they received training from Colombian mercenaries in Sudan's ongoing conflict.
- Some 10,000 Colombians have hired themselves out for foreign wars globally, driven by meager pensions and scarce civilian job prospects after Colombia's decades of internal conflict produced military-trained veterans.
- One 17-year-old described being shackled to an anti-aircraft gun for some 18 months, forced to shoot at jets over Khartoum. He witnessed children as young as 13 fighting alongside the RSF.
- More than 200 former child soldiers are receiving rehabilitation at a facility near Khartoum, though Abdelgadir Abdullah Abu, secretary-general of Sudan's National Council for Child Welfare, reported tens of thousands as young as eight have been recruited.
- Human Rights Watch and Conflict Insights Group documented Colombian mercenaries operating alongside the RSF in Darfur, including during October's capture of Fasher, where fighters face accusations of mass killings.
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Sudan child soldiers say Colombian mercenaries forced them into RSF combat
Former child soldiers in Sudan say Colombian mercenaries training the RSF forced them into combat in Khartoum. Their testimonies deepen concerns over child recruitment, foreign fighters and war crimes in the conflict.
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AP Exclusive: Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries
Teenagers conscripted by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces to battle the army in the country's war say they were trained by Colombian mercenaries.
Sudan Child Soldiers Allege Colombian Mercenaries Forced Them Into RSF Combat
Two former child soldiers in Sudan have claimed that Colombian mercenaries training the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) compelled them and other minors to engage in combat operations in Khartoum. Their testimonies were given to the Associated Press under the condition of confidentiality, revealing the dire experiences faced by children caught in the ongoing conflict, which has entered its fourth year. Six ex-child soldiers, who report having been kid…
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