Colombia calls off ceasefire with some units of EMC armed group


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  • Tuesday, 16 Jul 2024

FILE PHOTO: Colombia's President Gustavo Petro attends the appointment ceremony of the new Commander in Chief of the Colombian Military Forces, Admiral Francisco Cubides, at the Jose Maria Cordova Military Cadet School in Bogota, Colombia July 9, 2024. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's government has ended a ceasefire with some factions of the EMC rebels, led by commander Ivan Mordisco, who reject peace talks, the defense ministry said on Tuesday.

The Estado Mayor Central (EMC) was formed by dissident former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fighters who themselves reject a 2016 peace deal with the state.

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