Reuters: Colombia's Santos orders halt to air raids on FARC rebels
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos ordered a halt to air raids against FARC rebel camps as the government seeks to cool hostilities with the Marxist group while the two sides hammer out a peace accord to end five decades of war.
Santos's decision on Saturday came just days after a unilateral ceasefire by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) went into effect, providing a breakthrough in talks threatened by a recent escalation of battlefield violence.
"This will mean fewer deaths, less suffering and fewer victims," Santos said in the coastal city of Cartagena.
"From today, any bombing raids will only be conducted with the explicit order of the president," he said.
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