Saudi Arabia is reportedly paying up to $10,000 to Sudanese militiamen, including child soldiers, to fight in their brutal war in Yemen

Associated Press

• The New York Times reported on Friday that Saudi Arabia and its allies have recruited thousands of Sudanese soldiers for their war in Yemen, including child soldiers as young as 14 years old.
• The report says that the Saudi-led coalition paid as much as $10,000 to the soldiers.
• Many of the soldiers are from the war-torn Darfur region, and see the fighting as the only way to support their families.

Saudi Arabia and its allies are paying Sudanese soldiers, many of whom are between the ages of 14 and 17, as much as $10,000 to fight in their brutal war in Yemen.

David D. Kirkpatrick of The New York Times reported on Friday that the Saudi-led coalition has recruited thousands of militiamen from Sudan to fight in the kingdom's war in Yemen, including child soldiers as young as 14 years old.

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