Reactions to FARC rebels’ return to arms

By Emma Newbery August 29, 2019

Reactions to the announcement that former FARC members will return to arms has been swift, both inside and outside Colombia. 

The Colombian government signed the peace agreement with the FARC in September 2016, now some announced to return to arms.
The Colombian government signed the peace agreement with the FARC in September 2016, now some announced to return to arms. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Early this morning (August 29), Iván Márquez, flanked by about 20 other rebels, announced by video that the armed struggle would continue. The former FARC commander, who played a key role in the Havana peace talks, accused the government of breaking its promises and said that the rebels would look for support from the ELN and other dissident FARC members.

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