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53 years after taking up arms, FARC completes disarmament process: UN
written by Adriaan Alsema June 26, 2017
53 years after its first combat, Colombia’s oldest and largest rebel group, the FARC, have completed its disarmament process, the United Nations announced Monday.
According to the United Nations, the FARC’s approximately 7,000 demobilized guerrillas have surrendered 7,132 arms.
The weapons are now stored in UN-controlled containers located in the 26 demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) camps where the guerrillas where the guerrillas have been staying since September last year.
President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño, known by his nom-de-guerre “Timochenko” are expected to attend a ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate the successful disarmament of the country’s longest-living guerrilla group.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/53-years-taking-arms-farc-completes-disarmament-process-un/