Rappler's latest stories on Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
Thousands march in Bogota after deadly car bombing
The protest march ends with a religious service in memory of the victims, all between the ages of 17 and 22, killed Thursday in the deadliest attack with explosives in the city since 2003
FARC peace deal at risk as conservative Duque wins Colombia presidency
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which disarmed and transformed into a political party after the peace deal but did not contest the election, immediately calls on Duque to show 'good sense' in dealing with the agreement
FARC withdrawing from Colombian presidential race
Surveys show that ex-guerrilla leader Rodrigo 'Timochenko' Londono – candidate for the Common Alternative Revolutionary Force – had just 1% voter support
FARC ex-rebel leader sounds 'SOS' on Colombia peace deal
Rodrigo Londono accuses the government of failing to honor the peace accord that won President Juan Manuel Santos the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
Last Colombia rebels eye ceasefire before Pope visit
Pablo Beltran chief negotiator for the National Liberation Army says the group could be ready to commit to stop kidnappings – one of the government s conditions for a ceasefire
Colombia FARC rebels start demobilization process
Meanwhile the country s last active rebel group the smaller National Liberation Army ELN is taking the final steps towards its own peace talks with the government
Colombia embarks on challenge to implement peace
After pushing a revised peace deal with the FARC rebel group through Congress Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos gets down to a far bigger challenge: implementing it
FARC, Colombian gov't strike new peace deal
3rd UPDATE A suggestion seeking to bar rebel leaders involved in serious crimes from elections is not part of the agreement
Colombia postpones ELN talks over hostage dispute
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says he remains committed to making peace but would not budge from his demand for the ELN to first free former congressman Odin Sanchez safe and sound
FARC rebels return to Colombia hideouts
They traveled unarmed and in civilian clothing says a source from the International Committee of the Red Cross
Colombia ceasefire with FARC to end October 31 – Santos
Both sides scramble to find a solution to the half century conflict after voters rejected a peace deal
Colombian government, FARC rebels scramble to save peace deal
Commentators compare the result s effect to June s surprise Brexit vote for Britain to leave the European Union
Colombia voters reject FARC peace plan – results
UPDATED Reversing the trend of earlier opinion polls voters appear to have narrowly defied the government s pleas to ratify its plan to put 52 years of bloody conflict behind them within months
Colombia to sign historic peace deal
FARC delegates have unanimously ratified the deal Friday September 23 at a national conference in El Diamante a remote and sweltering site deep in the rebels traditional stronghold in southeastern Colombia
Colombia peace deal to be signed September 26
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announces the signing date and describes it as perhaps the most important announcement of his life
Historic Colombia ceasefire ends half-century war
UPDATED President Juan Manuel Santos: This August 29 a new phase of history begins for Colombia We silenced the guns THE WAR WITH THE FARC IS OVER
Colombia to plant 8 million trees for conflict victims
We will plant more than 8 million trees in memory of the victims so that we will never again reproduce the atrocities of armed conflict that this war has brought to us says President Juan Manuel Santos
Colombia FARC rebels in rare plea for hostages
Colombia s FARC guerrillas urges another rebel force to release a missing journalist a rare gesture of support for the government over the sensitive issue of kidnappings as a peace deal nears
Colombia demands FARC rebels set disarmament date
President Juan Manuel Santos: The government demands a set precise and clear date to finish the disarmament process
No peace deal yet for FARC, Colombia
To be perfectly frank we do have to tell the public that at this time there are still some differences with the FARC on significant issues says government s lead negotiator Humberto de la Calle
Colombia frees first FARC rebels under peace process
The jailed rebels the first out of a group of 30 to be pardoned are released in a goodwill gesture to reciprocate for a unilateral ceasefire declared by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC in July
Colombia celebrates FARC rebel ceasefire
President Juan Manuel Santos: The challenge of achieving peace still looms large
Miss Universe 2015 nixes invite from Colombian rebels
Paulina Vega crowned Miss Universe in January says she does not think such a meeting will do anything to help peace talks the guerrillas are holding with the Colombian government
Colombia, leftist FARC in 'giant' step toward peace
Colombia s government and Marxist FARC rebels announce that they have reached a deal on demining
Colombia's FARC rebels say no peace without immunity
Colombia s leftist FARC guerrillas say they will not sign any peace deal that allows their members to be tried and jailed
Colombia, FARC rebels resume peace talks in Havana
The talks between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC now into their third year are resuming after a two week hiatus
Colombian rebels invite Miss Universe 2015 to peace talks
Colombian rebels extend an invitation to Paulina Vega this year s Miss Universe to attend the ongoing peace talks with the Colombian government
Colombian guerrillas, government resume talks
Key issues remain unresolved including disarmament and how any agreement should be ratified
FARC says to free captured Colombian soldier
The decision comes in the wake of a unilateral ceasefire the leftist rebels began Saturday December 20 during peace negotiations to end Latin America s longest running insurgency
Colombia rebels free captured general, two others
UPDATED The move paves the way for the two sides to resume the two year old talks in the Cuban capital Havana the most promising bid yet to end the conflict
FARC frees soldiers, demands Colombia halt army ops
The release of the two soldiers is the first step in a deal aimed at salvaging a two year old peace process suspended by the government
Colombia suspends military operations ahead of hostage release
The move came after FARC guerrillas warned that increased military activity was jeopardizing the release of the two soldiers and of a Colombian general
Colombia suspends peace talks with FARC after general kidnapped
The decision to suspend the talks comes during an emergency meeting between the president and the top military leaders that was called after the general s disappearance was announced
Colombia's FARC rebels declare ceasefire as talks begin
Colombia s leftist FARC rebels declared a unilateral two month ceasefire Monday November 19 as they began talks in Cuba with the Bogota government on ending Latin America s longest running insurgency
Colombia gov't, rebels head to Oslo for peace talks
Colombian government negotiators and leftist FARC rebels headed to Norway on Tuesday October 16 for peace talks aimed at ending the longest running insurgency in Latin America
Weather delays Colombian peace delegation
The Colombian government delegation set to launch a formal peace process with leftist rebels in Norway delayed its departure Sunday October 14 due to poor weather
