Khmer Rouge Rebels to Join Armed Forces
From Times Wire Reports
Hundreds of hard-line Khmer Rouge guerrillas in at least five divisions have agreed to join Cambodian government forces. Analysts said the move would put pressure on Ieng Sary, foreign minister during the 1975-1979 Khmer Rouge regime, to speed up the process of reconciling his forces with the government. Ieng Sary began merger talks after receiving a royal pardon Sept. 14 from a death sentence for his role in the genocide of more than 1 million Cambodians during the Khmer Rouge’s rule.
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