Tag: ceasefire
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Colombia ceasefire with FARC to end October 31: Santos
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday that a ceasefire with FARC rebels will end on October 31, as both sides scramble to find a solution to the half-century conflict after voters rejected a peace deal. Handout picture released by the Colombian Presidency showing Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos speaking during a press conference at…
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Permanent cease-fire taking effect in Colombia under accord
BOGOTA, Colombia — A permanent cease-fire is taking effect in Colombia on Monday, the latest step in bringing an end to 52 years of bloody combat between the government and the country’s biggest rebel group. The commander of Colombia’s biggest rebel movement says its fighters will permanently cease hostilities with the government beginning with the…
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New People’s Army Pinalaya Na Ang 4 Pulis Na Bihag
Pinalaya ng mga rebeldeng New People’s Army (NPA) si PO1 Richard Yu ng Carmen, Surigao del Sur. Pinalaya kahapon ang apat pulis na binihag din ng rebeldeng grupo sa Brgy. Cagtinae, Malimono, Surigao del Norte. Ayon sa nagpakilalang si Ka Oto na sinasabing tagapagsalita ng Guerilla Front Comiittee-16 ng New People’s Army, pinalaya nila sina…
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CPP-NPA-NDF set to announce ceasefire beyond Aug. 27
CPP-NPA-NDF – Jose Ma. Sison said the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), National Democratic Front (NDF) and its military arm New People’s Army (NPA) intend to declare a new ceasefire starting August 28, 2016, effectively extending a seven-day truce implemented as goodwill gesture while peace talks with the Philippine government were taking place in…