‘War is a business’: the Colombian mercenaries training Sudan’s child fighters to ‘go and get killed’
For Colombian mercenaries hardened by decades of jungle warfare, Sudan’s conflict seemed slow at first.
“In Sudan, they spend the night sleeping – they don’t even have security because everyone goes to bed,” said Carlos, one of hundreds of Colombians hired to fight in the African country. “Colombians are different – we are used to a different kind of war.”
So when Carlos and his comrades reached the front, they pressed on through the darkness, driving deeper into enemy territory. “And then there began to be much more fighting – and many more deaths,” he said.
