U.S. to revoke terrorist designation for Colombia's FARC, add breakaway groups

FILE PHOTO: Former guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) participate in a protest called "Pilgrimage for Life and Peace" demanding security guarantees and compliance with the peace agreements signed with the government, in Bogota, Colombia, November 1, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will revoke its designation of the Colombian group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia as a foreign terrorist organization on Tuesday while designating two breakaway groups as such, a senior State Department official said on Friday.

A review of the terrorist listing - required every five years under U.S. law - found that the leftist organization known by the Spanish acronym FARC should no longer be listed, The official said.