Colombia suspends ceasefire with FARC guerrilla faction

FILE PHOTO: Colombians displaced by clashes between the rebels of the National Liberation Army (ELN) and former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents wait to enter the General Santander Stadium to receive aid, in Cucuta, Colombia, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita/File Photo

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Colombian government will suspend a ceasefire with a faction of what was once the armed FARC guerrilla group, it said on Thursday, though it said the decision did not imply the end of peace talks with the group.

The ceasefire between the government and the FARC-EP group expired earlier this week. An extension was expected to be agreed upon, but failed to be settled in time.

(Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta)