In southern Colombia, 99 members of the National Coordination of the Bolivarian Army, a dissident group of former FARC, laid down their arms on Thursday. This took place in the department of Putumayo as part of a peace agreement reached following negotiations with the government of President Gustavo Petro. ANSA ↗
The group had been described as the only guerrilla organization still continuing the peace talks initiated by leftist President Petro. The handover of weapons was symbolic in nature and took place in a jungle area in the south of the country. Several sources speak of approximately a hundred fighters, with one figure specifying the number at 99 members. El Pais ↗
The agreement comes three days before the second round of Colombia's presidential elections. Petro is thus continuing, at the end of his term, the policy of peace negotiations with armed groups that has been a source of controversy in the country. According to available information, this was part of a broader process aimed at ending the activity of part of the armed formations linked to the former FARC. Le Figaro ↗
Further developments will depend on how the agreement is implemented on the ground and whether the handover of weapons leads to a permanent end to this group's activities in Putumayo. The political significance of the step is underscored by its timing, just before the decisive election round. Le Monde ↗
99 members of dissident group lay down arms in Colombia
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Colombia, cento guerriglieri depongono le armi nel Putumayo
ANSA
| 00:48 19.06.
Influenciadores, IA y videos virales: Abelardo de la Espriella vence a Iván Cepeda en la batalla digital
El Pais
| 06:00 19.06.
En Colombie, une centaine de guérilleros déposent les armes, à trois jours du second tour de la présidentielle
Le Monde
| 04:54 19.06.
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