Colombia's leader promised 'total peace'. Then violence surged – The Irish Times
Former guerrilla Gustavo Petro’s strategy criticised as security vacuum allows kidnappings and extortion to soar
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Former guerrilla Gustavo Petro’s strategy criticised as security vacuum allows kidnappings and extortion to soar
Luis Manuel Díaz was abducted 12 days ago by a guerrilla group called the National Liberation Army.
A six-month truce began on Thursday between the government and the largest remaining insurgency, the far-left group known as the National Liberation Army.
The Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) Friday signed in Havana a 180-day 'national', 'bilateral' and 'temporary' ceasefire effective from August 3, it was reported. The UN and the Catholic Church will supervise compliance.
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