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4 Dec 2021
A video on Facebook claims that FARC rebels in Colombia are now using drones that shoot bullets. But is it actually true?
5 Oct 2020
The shooting of Colombian ex-presidential candidate Alvaro Gomez Hurtado in 1995 was widely thought to be the work of his political rivals. But in a letter to a special court for peace, FARC says it was behind the hit.
7 Dec 2019
Former combatants of the FARC rebel group, joined by Colombian models, wear garments created by former guerrillas. The ex-FARC members are in the process of returning to civilian life under a peace deal with the Colombian government.
3 Jun 2017
Consolidating security gains from Colombia's recent peace deal with FARC guerrillas while battling remaining leftist rebels and drug trafficking gangs will take a decade, according to the head of the armed forces.
2 Mar 2017
Colombia's FARC rebels have begun turning in their weapons to the United Nations in specially designated zones. The rebels signed a peace agreement with the government late last year, ending Latin America's longest-running conflict.
18 Feb 2017
A contingent of 1,200 soldiers have graduated from military training in Colombia. And their first mission comes on the heels of the peace deal with FARC.

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