FARC declares ‘end’ to kidnapping - Gayo Lues
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced on its website on Sunday that it would no longer kidnap civilians “for financial ends.”
“From this day on, we are halting the practice in our revolutionary activity,” the FARC statement said.
The rebels, however, did not provide a date for the release of the 10 security forces, and did not elaborate further.
FARC, Latin America’s oldest rebel group, has been battling the Colombian government since 1964.
The rebel organization is believed to have an estimated 8,000 members operating across a large swathe of eastern Colombia.
However, in recent years, the Colombian military has pushed the group out of their encampments around major cities and into the dense jungles and high peaks of the Andean mountains.
The Colombian security forces have also killed a number of FARC commanders and arrested many others.
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source: Presstv.ir – American News
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