In the past 14 years, about 4,500 minors from rebel groups have been demobilized, with 65 percent of them belonging to the FARC, according to official dataEight youths left FARC rebel camps in Colombia on Saturday, as the insurgents began relocating children and teenagers as part of a historic peace agreement, the Red Cross said Saturday. As part of the agreement, both sides announced Tuesday the exit and transition plans for minors in FARC camps. "They are going to gradually leave the camps in different regions of the country. In the past 14 years, about 4,500 minors from rebel groups have been demobilized, with 65 percent of them belonging to the FARC, according to official data. The conflict with the FARC, which has drawn in various left- and right-wing rebel groups as well as criminal gangs over the decades, has killed 260,000 people and left 45,000 missing.

Source: Thanhnien News September 12, 2016 03:22 UTC