Kinshasa — An estimated 1,500 child soldiers could be freed in North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) if armed groups in the area honour a pledge to let the children go, sources said.
The groups, including Mai Mai militias, CNDP (Congrès national pour la defense du peuple) rebels and Rwandan Hutu combatants of the FDLR (Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Rwanda), are believed to be holding at least 1,500 children in their ranks.
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