Colombia's FARC rebels end holiday ceasefire


HAVANA (Reuters) - A unilateral ceasefire declared by Colombia's Marxist FARC rebels over the holidays ended on Wednesday, the organization said at peace talks in Havana, and it accused the Colombian government of mercilessly pursuing the war during its truce.

The FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, declared a one-month ceasefire on December 15 and said in a statement issued on Wednesday, "we lived up to our word... despite permanent aggressions and provocations by the government's armed forces and police units."

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