Washington [US], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has removed its designation of Colombia s FARC rebel group as a foreign terrorist organization, but designated the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People s Army (FARC-EP) and Segunda Marquetalia as well as their respective leaders, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Tuesday.
The United States has removed its designation of Colombia FARC rebel group as a foreign terrorist organization, but designated the Revolutionary Armed Forces
Lifting of the terrorist designation for FARC the commonly used Spanish acronym of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia comes five years after the guerrilla army signed a peace deal aimed at winding down a half-century of political attacks and fighting, assassinations and kidnappings.