FARC and Santos Disagree over When Peace Actually Begins
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC Commander Pastor Alape appear in this composite photo. | Photo: Reuters
The FARC is ready and willing to demobilize its fighters but the leadership wants guarantees they won't be arrested or killed first.
The Colombian Congress has ratified the peace agreement between the government of Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, but demobilization of rebels has yet to begin over an ongoing disagreement over what the accord calls “D-Day,” which is when the combatants are to formally begin gathering in demobilization zones.
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