BOGOTA, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Colombia's FARC rebel group recently began releasing child soldiers as part of a peace agreement with the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos.
The International Red Cross will give mental and physical examinations to the 13 children the FARC released on Saturday. The Marxist rebel group, known officially as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, said it had 21 soldiers under the age of 15, but Colombia's Ministry of Defense said the figure is an underestimate.