Colombia rebels extend unilateral ceasefire

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos speaks during the commemoration of the 196th anniversary of the Colombian Army, in Bogota, Colombia, August 7, 2015. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez

HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia's Marxist rebels indefinitely extended a month-old ceasefire on Thursday as peace talks resumed in Havana, with the government still pledging not to conduct air raids on rebel camps.

Despite the occasional incident, fighting between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, has more or less stopped in the South American country, the site of the only remaining guerrilla war in the region, as close to three years of negotiations enter a critical stage.