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| Colombia Farc rebels end unilateral ceasefire | Colombia Farc rebels end unilateral ceasefire |
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| Colombia's Farc rebels have ended their two-month-long unilateral ceasefire. | Colombia's Farc rebels have ended their two-month-long unilateral ceasefire. |
| The announcement came hours after President Juan Manuel Santos said security forces were ready for any possible resurgence. | The announcement came hours after President Juan Manuel Santos said security forces were ready for any possible resurgence. |
| Farc declared the truce as peace talks began in Cuba. The Colombian government refused to follow suit, arguing Farc would use the opportunity to rearm. | Farc declared the truce as peace talks began in Cuba. The Colombian government refused to follow suit, arguing Farc would use the opportunity to rearm. |
| The talks aim to end five decades of an armed conflict that has killed an estimated 600,000 people in Colombia. | The talks aim to end five decades of an armed conflict that has killed an estimated 600,000 people in Colombia. |
| 'Pain in the heart' | |
| "With pain in my heart, we have to admit that we return to the stage of war that nobody wants," Farc chief negotiator Ivan Marquez told reporters before going into a new session of talks with Colombian government representatives in the Cuban capital, Havana. | |
| On Saturday, President Santos said the security forces were prepared, but warned the Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) against resuming hostilities. | On Saturday, President Santos said the security forces were prepared, but warned the Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) against resuming hostilities. |
| The president said committing acts of terrorism was relatively easy. | The president said committing acts of terrorism was relatively easy. |
| "You put a guy with a briefcase full of explosives next to a building, a bank, or a shop; that's very easy, but it's a sign of weakness," Mr Santos said. | "You put a guy with a briefcase full of explosives next to a building, a bank, or a shop; that's very easy, but it's a sign of weakness," Mr Santos said. |
| Negotiators for the Farc declared the two-month unilateral truce in November. | Negotiators for the Farc declared the two-month unilateral truce in November. |
| The Colombian government says the final aim of the negotiations is to get the rebels to abandon their armed struggle and join the legal political process. | The Colombian government says the final aim of the negotiations is to get the rebels to abandon their armed struggle and join the legal political process. |