About 300 rebels from Colombia's FARC have not demobilized, general says

Soldiers of the Colombian army disembark from a helicopter in a zone previously occupied by FARC rebels, in Saiza, Colombia February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Luis Jaime Acosta

SAIZA, Colombia (Reuters) - Around 300 fighters from Colombia's Marxist FARC rebels will not demobilize under a peace deal, a military commander said, giving the first official figure of guerrillas who may join with crime gangs seeking control of lucrative rebel drug territory.

The Andean country and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels agreed late last year to end more than 52 years of war. Colombia's conflict with guerrilla groups and paramilitaries has killed more than 220,000 people.