By Matthew Bristow Nafeesa Syeed
BLOOMBERG - December 31, 2015
Colombia’s government is frustrated at having its top soldiers lured
to the Middle East as mercenaries for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates when they are still needed to fight insurgents and drug
traffickers, Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said.
A
Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has deployed Colombian
contractors, according to a former army officer who has been involved in
recruiting contractors and a senior government official, who asked not
to be named because he isn’t authorized to speak publicly about the
matter. Soldiers are persuaded to quit the army when their terms of
enlistment end by the prospect of earning about seven times as much in
the Middle East, the former officer said.
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