Khmer Rouge Balks, Halts Peace Process; Cambodian Guerrillas Refuse to Demobilize

From: The Washington Post | Date: June 13, 1992| Author: William Branigin | Copyright information

The Khmer Rouge guerrillas have refused to join the U.N.-sponsored demobilization of Cambodia's armed groups due to begin this week and are effectively blocking aid to the country, Cambodian and U.N. officials said today. The moves constitute a major setback for the peace process here.

As the most powerful of the three guerrilla factions opposed to the Phnom Penh government, the Khmer Rouge has brought the U.N.-sponsored peace process to a virtual standstill just as it was to have be...

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