Colombia: FARC to remove child soldiers from ranks
Source: Al Jazeera
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/colombia-farc-remove-child-soldiers-ranks-160516054514607.html
Colombia's Marxist FARC rebel group has agreed to remove child soldiers from its ranks as part of the peace deal it is close to signing with the government.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia agreed on Sunday to "implement departure of those under 15 years of age as soon as terms are agreed upon", the parties said in a statement in Cuba, which is hosting peace negotiations.
Among the terms that must be decided is how the children will be re-integrated back into society.
News of the agreement comes as the FARC and Colombia work on terms of a bilateral and definitive ceasefire, one of the last major points before a peace deal can be struck to end Latin America's longest-running and last civil war.
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