![]() ![]() "In other conflicts it's normally 20 percent, 5 percent is far from that."ĭespite the dissidents, Mejia said the guerrillas are keeping their promise to gather in demobilization camps and that deserters who remained in drug trafficking or other illegal activities would face the full force of military power. We're in a process of verification, we have our radars on," Mejia said. "There may be dissidents in other places in very small numbers. ![]() Dozens of rebels recently left the town to begin demobilizing. "It's 5 percent of the FARC, approximately 300 men," Mejia said during a visit to the small northwestern mountain town of Saiza. "The FARC has acknowledged some dissent," General Alberto Jose Mejia told Reuters this weekend, listing six fronts that have rejected the deal. Some rebel commanders, especially from units dedicated to drug trafficking or illegal mining in rural jungle areas, have rejected the peace deal and refused to lay down arms.įARC leaders expelled five dissenting commanders in December. More than 6,000 FARC fighters are set to finish arriving at UN camps in the coming days to hand over weapons and begin reintegration programs. The figure is the first official estimate of how many rebels will not demobilize. Colombia's conflict with guerrilla groups and paramilitaries has killed more than 220,000 people. ![]() The Andean country and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels agreed late last year to end more than 52 years of war. ![]()
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