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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 government refused to follow suit, arguing the rebels would use the opportunity to rearm. | Farc declared the truce as peace talks began in Cuba. The government refused to follow suit, arguing the rebels would use the opportunity to rearm. |
| The talks aim to end five decades of an armed conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people in Colombia. | |
| 'Pain in the heart' | '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. | "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. |
| He also reiterated the rebels' offer of another ceasefire if the government was willing to enter into a bilateral truce, | He also reiterated the rebels' offer of another ceasefire if the government was willing to enter into a bilateral truce, |
| "I want to take this opportunity once more to ask the government of Colombia to study the possibility of analysing a bilateral ceasefire and [an end to] hostilities so that we can surround these peace talks with an environment of peace," he said. | "I want to take this opportunity once more to ask the government of Colombia to study the possibility of analysing a bilateral ceasefire and [an end to] hostilities so that we can surround these peace talks with an environment of peace," he said. |
| The Colombian government, however, has always made it clear that it will only stop military operations once a peace deal has been signed. | The Colombian government, however, has always made it clear that it will only stop military operations once a peace deal has been signed. |
| 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. |
| Sticking points | Sticking points |
| 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. |
| Over the past days, government and Farc negotiators have clashed over the issue of land reform. | Over the past days, government and Farc negotiators have clashed over the issue of land reform. |
| While there is a shared belief on both sides that Colombia's huge inequality in land ownership needs to be tackled, they disagree on the way it should be carried out. | While there is a shared belief on both sides that Colombia's huge inequality in land ownership needs to be tackled, they disagree on the way it should be carried out. |
| Farc has accused the government of fast-tracking laws on land ownership, which they say should not be passed until they have been agreed at the peace talks in Havana. | Farc has accused the government of fast-tracking laws on land ownership, which they say should not be passed until they have been agreed at the peace talks in Havana. |
| The rebels have demanded that 25 million hectares (62 million acres) of land, more than 20% of the country, be handed over to the country's poor. | The rebels have demanded that 25 million hectares (62 million acres) of land, more than 20% of the country, be handed over to the country's poor. |
| Government negotiator Humberto de la Calle has not commented on the demands but has urged the rebels to speed up the negotiations. | Government negotiator Humberto de la Calle has not commented on the demands but has urged the rebels to speed up the negotiations. |