Two guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia have been killed in combat with security forces just four days after a new peace deal was signed to end a half century of fighting. Colombia’s government and Farc signed a peace accord in September that was rejected in a plebiscite last month. Colombian government and Farc reach new peace deal Read moreThe two sides finalized a revised deal over the weekend that aims to end 52 years of conflict that has killed more than 220,000 people and displaced millions. Thousands of Farc fighters have been left in limbo by the rejection on 2 October of the original peace accord. According to the Colombian army, the rebels were killed after extorting money from people in the northern Bolivar state.

Source: The Guardian November 16, 2016 23:02 UTC