Dissidents of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC say they may lay down weapons and will not goal safety forces till January 2, Bogota’s peace commissioner says.
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A gaggle of armed renegades who refused to signal a 2016 peace accord in Colombia have declared a unilateral ceasefire till the brand new 12 months, the nation’s peace commissioner tweeted.
The news that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) would quickly lay down their arms got here on Saturday days after the nation’s final recognised insurgent group, the highly effective National Liberation Army (ELN), additionally introduced a truce as they conduct peace negotiations in Caracas, Venezuela.
Both organisations pledged to stop assaults in opposition to safety forces till January 2.
According to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, different FARC dissidents in addition to paramilitaries within the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta within the north, and gangs within the port of Buenaventura, crucial port on the Pacific, have additionally declared a ceasefire.
“We hope that real peace processes will be consolidated,” Petro wrote on Twitter after the announcement.
The dissidents of FARC had refused to put down their arms alongside their comrades six years in the past, when the fearsome insurgent military signed the take care of Bogota to finish greater than 5 many years of battle.
They have continued to battle authorities forces, and divided into numerous factions. The Indepaz assume tank mentioned they whole round 5,200 rebels.
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Over 50 years of battle
Colombia has suffered greater than 50 years of armed battle between the state and numerous teams of left-wing guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries and drug traffickers.
When he took energy in August, Petro, the nation’s first leftist president, vowed to barter with all Colombian armed teams as a part of his “total peace” coverage.
There are at present round 90 political and legal teams working within the nation, in response to Indepaz.
Petro and aides have met with leaders of the 2 fundamental factions of FARC dissidents with an eye fixed to establishing peace talks.
After the peace deal, FARC itself grew to become a political occasion which has a assured small variety of seats in Congress.
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Source: AFP
