Monday, January 21, 2013

FARC Ceasefire Ends In Colombia



Colombia's FARC Rebels End Ceasefire -- Reuters

(Reuters) - A unilateral ceasefire declared by the Marxist FARC rebels at the start of peace talks with the Colombian government ended on Sunday after the government refused to join the truce, the group said.

"With pain in my heart, we have to admit that we return to the stage of war that nobody in this country (Colombia) wants," FARC lead negotiator Ivan Marquez told reporters before going into the latest session of the talks aimed at ending Colombia's long, bloody conflict.

The FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, declared the ceasefire when the talks began on November 19 in Havana, and gave the Colombian government two months to also lay down its arms.

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More News On FARC Ending Their Ceasefire

Colombia Farc rebels end unilateral ceasefire -- BBC
FARC end ceasefire in Colombia -- Euronews
Colombia prepared for end of FARC truce: Santos -- Colombia Reports
Colombians brace for end of ceasefire -- Al Jazeera
Colombia warns FARC against resuming violence -- Times Of India/AFP
FARC ends unilateral truce, proposes bilateral ceasefire -- Colombia Reports
FARC Rebels Ask Colombian Government to Study Bilateral Cease-Fire -- Latin American Herald Tribune
As Colombia aims for peace, some see the guerrillas diversifying -- Miami Herald

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