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BUNIA, Congo (AP) - A former child militia fighter spends his days tilling a field in war-battered eastern Congo. But he dreams of beating plowshares back into swords. Serge Palmi, 18, is one of 17,000 who laid down weapons last year as part a government effort to disarm Congo after its 1998-2001 civil war.
Officials promised the fighters some cash and skills training, but Palmi says his new life can't compare with looting and fighting.
"We are suffering without money, and if life continues like this, we will return to the bush," says Palmi, taking a break from the fields.
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