Sierra Leone: August 8, 2001

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The UN supervised disarmament has convinced 14,000 armed men to turn in their weapons. There are still some 5,000 armed rebels in the diamond region (250 kilometers east of the capital.) Disarmament has been delayed in the diamond area, partly because this is where the most hardcore rebels are. Some are still making big bucks with the illegal diamond trade. 

 

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