Colombia's FARC rebels say unilateral ceasefire may be at risk


  • World
  • Monday, 02 Nov 2015

Colombia's Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas delivers a speech during a news conference in Bogota, Colombia October 26, 2015. REUTERS/John Vizcaino

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebel group said its 3-month-old unilateral ceasefire, declared amid peace talks with the government to end 51 years of war, may be at risk because of a rise in military actions against its fighters.

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, who have been negotiating with the government for three years, said in a statement that continued military operations like one last week that killed four rebels threaten to make the unilateral ceasefire unsustainable.

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