Colombia reached a major milestone on its road to peace Tuesday as leftist rebels relinquished some of their last weapons and declared an end to their half-century insurgency. The day put Colombia one step closer to turning a page on Latin America's longest-running conflict, which caused at least 250,000 deaths, left 60,000 people missing and displaced more than 7 million. After years of thorny negotiations, the rebels reached an agreement with the government last year to give up their weapons and transition into a political party. Still, he and other rebels showed no outward sign of regretting their decision to abandon the battlefield. "It's time to silence the weapons that because of the conflict caused so much damage to Colombia," she said.

Source: ABC News June 27, 2017 13:53 UTC