Colomian president Juan Manual Santos on Monday affirmed his intention to achieve peace with the country’s largest guerrilla group, the FARC, by any means necessary.
Throughout the peace talks with the FARC, Santos has been clear about his intention to never cease military operations until a definitive peace accord is reached. The guerrillas issued a two-month unilateral ceasefire on November 20, but since it came to an end on January 20, rebel attacks on infrastructure and against security forces have been reported almost daily.
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