Hundreds of Colombian mercenaries to fight for Saudi-led coalition
By wmw_admin on October 29, 2015
Rori Donaghy — Middle East Eye Oct 27, 2015
Colombian Army Special Forces
The
Saudi-led coalition has contracted hundreds of former Colombian
soldiers to fight in Yemen as part of their battle to push back Houthi
rebel fighters, according to reports in South America.
The pan-Latin American channel TeleSUR reported on Monday
that up to 800 Colombians will “take up frontline positions” in the
southern port city of Aden, which is currently the scene of a power
battle between coalition forces and rival militant factions separately
linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Islamic State
(IS) group.
Colombian daily El Tiempo reported that around 100 Colombians had arrived in Yemen in early October, with more soldiers due to follow.
According
to a former Colombian army special forces commander, the soldiers are
being lured to Yemen by a good salary and better conditions than they
endured during years of fighting at home against FARC, the left-wing
armed group that battled the Colombian government for decades but
announced a ceasefire earlier this year
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