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UN reports slow disarming process

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    The UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) reported on Wednesday that the registration of combatants for the disarmament programme was still slow, Fred Eckhard, UN spokesman for the Secretary-General, said.

    Some 1,125 ex-combatants of an estimated 45,000 fighters have disarmed Eckhard said. The disarmed fighters are 102 from the RUF, 523 from the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) and 500 from the pro-government Civil Defence Forces. He said 108 were child soldiers.

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