Colombia’s Government and Leftist Rebels Begin Cease-fire
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The cease-fire with Cuba-inspired ELN group is part of a broad peace strategy to get talks with several armed groups simultaneously.
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Colombia and the National Liberation Army, or ELN, formally began a six-month cease-fire Thursday as part of a process to forge a permanent peace between the government and the country's last remaining rebel group.
A six-month truce began on Thursday between the government and the largest remaining insurgency, the far-left group known as the National Liberation Army.
In Colombia on Thursday, a six-month ceasefire begins with the rebel group, the National Liberation Army, or ELN. The truce is controversial, because the ELN is known for attacks on civilians, its association with drug trafficking cartels, and its violent hold on the region around Colombia's border …
A six-month ceasefire between the Colombian government and the rebel group known as the National Liberation Army began this month. Support for the truce, and ongoing peace talks, could depend on whether the group ceases attacks on civilians that include kidnappings and extortion.
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