Colombian FARC rebels agree to let minors under 15 leave ranks
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HAVANA- Colombia's government and leftist FARC rebels on Sunday agreed to a roadmap for children under 15 to leave guerilla encampments and re-integrate into civil society, as part of negotiations aimed at ending Latin America's longest war.
The accord is a first step towards all minors leaving rebel ranks, the two sides said in a joint statement read out at a news conference in Havana, where they have been negotiating a peace deal for more than three years.
The FARC has long been accused by the government and human rights groups of using child solders as cannon fodder.
