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arthur
UNIFCEF airlift *rought draft*
In the sudan, an operation to airlift more than 2,500 demobilized child soliders
out of a combat zone is almost complete.
In an operation that began last friday, children are being moved by plane
to be rehabilitated and have their families found.
The former soldiers, who range in age from 8 to 18, were demobilized from
military camps run by the rebel Sudan Peoples' Liberation Army based
on a personal commitment made by an SPLA commander in October 2000.
The UN, estimates that 9,000 child soldiers are serving
in various armed groups in the area.