Rebel groups enact ceasefire ahead of Colombia presidential elections
Colombia’s two largest rebel groups, the FARC and ELN, entered the first of an eight-day unilateral ceasefire ahead of this weekend’s presidential elections.
Colombia’s two largest rebel groups, the FARC and ELN, entered the first of an eight-day unilateral ceasefire ahead of this weekend’s presidential elections.
The Colombian Ombudman’s Office said Thursday that the FARC violated its month-long unilateral ceasefire despite displaying a marked decrease in violence, according to Colombian W Radio.
Colombia’s senate president on Friday asked rebel groups FARC and ELN to call a unilateral ceasefire during the upcoming elections in March and May.
The FARC, Colombia’s largest rebel group, denied having violated a unilateral ceasefire that was implemented on December 15, according to a statement made by the FARC Tuesday.
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