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Colombia’s FARC: Social inclusion at the heart of the problem

Puttinganendtowaralwayssoundseasierthanwhatitreallytakes.Warleavesanendlessnumberofscars,notonlyamongciviliansbutalsoamongitscombatants.ForColombia,ithastakenal

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Pope urges forgiveness in divided Colombia

PopeFrancisurgedColombiansWednesdaytoreject"vengeance"forthesufferingsoftheircivilconflictandpromoteforgivenesstoovercomelingeringresentmentsasthecountryseeksla

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Colombia signs ceasefire deal with ELN rebels

TheColombiangovernmentandNationalLiberationArmy(ELN)rebelgrouphaveagreedaceasefireMondayaheadofPopeFrancis'visitthisweek.Theagreementbetweenthegovernmentandthel

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Colombia FARC rebels want to form pro football club

DemobilizedfightersfromColombia'sleftistFARCrebelswanttoformaprofessionalleaguefootballclub,officialssaidFriday.TheRevolutionaryArmedForcesofColombiahavedisarme

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Colombia's FARC rebels to launch political party

Colombia's biggest rebel group FARC has announced they will transform into a political party on September 1.

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Colombia FARC rebels hand over 'all weapons'

Colombia'slargestrebelgroup,FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia,ortheRevolutionaryArmedForcesofColombia(FARC),formallycompleteditsdisarmamentprocessonMonday

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Colombian rebel group hands over last batch of weapons

Colombia'soldestrebelgroup,theRevolutionaryArmedForcesofColombia(FARC)hasbegunitsfinalroundofdisarmament,honoringitsobligationunderthelandmarkpeacedealtheysigne

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Colombia and FARC rebels extend weapon hand-in deadline

ColombiaandtheFARCrebelgrouphaveagreedtoextendaweaponhand-indeadlineforguerrillafightersby20days,PresidentJuanManuelSantossaidonMonday,afterlogisticaldelaysslow

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Cuban president discusses peace process with leaders of Colombian rebel

CubanPresidentRaulCastroonThursdaymettopcommandersofColombia'stwoguerrillagroupstodiscussthepeaceprocessinColombia.Castroheldseparatetalkswiththedelegationofthe

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Colombian Congress ratifies peace deal with FARC

Colombia's Congress unanimously approved a peace deal with FARC guerrillas to end more than a half-century of civil war, lawmakers said.

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Colombia to sign revised peace deal

Colombia's government and FARC rebels will sign a controversial revised peace accord Thursday to end their half-century conflict, which is set to be ratified despite bitter complaints from opponents.

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Colombia's president extends ceasefire with FARC through yearend

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday extended his ceasefire with Marxist FARC rebels through the end of the year as he seeks to revive a peace accord to end five decades of war after voters rejected the hard-fought deal in a referendum.

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Interview: FARC to become real political alternative for Colombia: top guerrilla leader

​For the last four years, a stout, bearded Colombian man has been in the spotlight as the head of one of the last guerrilla movements in Latin America, who is Rodrigo Londono, the top leader of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

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Colombia ceasefire with FARC to end October 31: Santos

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that a ceasefire with FARC rebels will end on October 31, as both sides scramble to find a solution to the half-century conflict after voters rejected a peace deal.

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Colombia's former president may alter country's peace process

​Colombia's former president and current senator Alvaro Uribe has shown himself to still be a popular leader capable of gathering large-scale support for his arguments against a peace agreement with the rebels.

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Peace process in Colombia halted

​Six days after President Juan Manuel Santos and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leader Timoleon Jimenez signed a peace agreement to end 52 years of a civil war, Colombia's peace process has come to a halt.

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Colombia prepares for uncertain future after rejection of peace agreement

​ Colombia woke up to political confusion on Monday, a day after a referendum narrowly rejected a peace agreement between the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).