FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono (R), better known by the nom de guerre Timochenko, speaks to a man during a news conference after his meeting with Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and Cuba's President Raul Castro in Havana September 23, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The leader of Colombia's Marxist FARC rebels ordered a halt to combat training of its fighters on Thursday, a move President Juan Manuel Santos said would help the push towards a complete ceasefire as the two sides negotiate peace.
"Let's go for peace," Rodrigo Londono, leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), said on Twitter. He said his 8,000-strong fighting force would dedicate its time to political and cultural activities and cease military exercises.
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