FARC Finish Demobilization as UN Confirms Paramilitary Activity
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FARC rebels marching towards a designated "safe zone" in the Cauca mountains, Colombia. | Photo: EFE
The last of almost 7,000 FARC rebels entered designated "safe zones" on Saturday, completing a key first step in the peace agreement.
As FARC rebels completed their final demobilization on Saturday and entered the last of the 26 designated safe zones, U.N. monitors reported that right-wing paramilitary groups are moving into former rebel-controlled areas displacing almost a hundred families.
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