Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on July 20. Mr. Petro has ordered an investigation into reports that allege that Colombian mercenaries are training child soldiers in Darfur. Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

Growing evidence of mercenary involvement in the Sudan war has prompted Colombian President Gustavo Petro to seek action against the “spectres of death” from his country who are allegedly training child soldiers in Darfur.

The Sudanese army released videos this week that appeared to show foreign mercenaries in the ranks of the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful militia that has been accused of civilian massacres and other atrocities in its two-year battle against the army.

The army said the foreig

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