UN starts to disarm 180,000 civil war fighters
Breaking News February 10th, 2009
Reuters AlertNet - Sudan starts to disarm 180,000 civil war fighters.
KHARTOUM, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Sudan started to disarm 180,000 fighters from the war between its north and south on Tuesday, setting into motion a demobilisation plan at the heart of the peace deal that ended Africa’s longest civil war.
At a ceremony marking the start of the U.N.-backed campaign, 15 soldiers from north and south Sudan handed over their weapons in exchange for cash and food tokens.
February 10th, 2009 in Breaking News, Disarming Civilians
Breaking News February 10th, 2009
Reuters AlertNet - Sudan starts to disarm 180,000 civil war fighters.
KHARTOUM, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Sudan started to disarm 180,000 fighters from the war between its north and south on Tuesday, setting into motion a demobilisation plan at the heart of the peace deal that ended Africa’s longest civil war.
At a ceremony marking the start of the U.N.-backed campaign, 15 soldiers from north and south Sudan handed over their weapons in exchange for cash and food tokens.
February 10th, 2009 in Breaking News, Disarming Civilians
