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Disarmament continues in Kono, Bonthe

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    Disarmament of Sierra Leone’s rival irregular forces will continue in the eastern district of Kono and in Bonthe (in the south) following the successful completion of a similar process in the northwest of the country, UNAMSIL announced on Saturday.

    The decision to go ahead with disbanding the pro-government Civil Defence Forces (CDF) militia and the rival Revolutionary United Front (RUF) was taken on Saturday at a meeting in Magburaka, some 145 km east of Freetown, of the Joint Committee on Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration. The committee comprises UNAMSIL (UN Mission in Sierra Leone), the government and the RUF.

    The CDF and RUF also agreed to disclose the number of their combatants in Bonthe and diamond-rich Kono by Monday. Between 18 and 31 May, 3,502 CDF and RUF fighters disarmed in the northwestern districts of Kambia and Port Loko.

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