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Colombia FARC fighters end truce after government attack

2015-05-23 2 Dailymotion

Colombia’s FARC rebels have ended a ceasefire after they said government troops killed 26 of their fighters during a raid on a jungle camp in Cauca where they have a strong presence. <br /><br /> The FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) slammed Santos for “incoherence” in seeking peace while his military attacked them. <br /><br /> “The suspension of the unilateral ceasefire was not in our sights … but the incoherence of Santos’ government has achieved it,” the FARC said in an statement on its website.<br /><br /> The FARC statement repeated the group’s demand that the government also declare a ceasefire “for the health” of the process and to prevent further casualties, but Santos has refused to halt offensives until peace is signed. <br /><br /> Minutes before the rebel statement, Santos urged the group in a televised address to accelerate the pace of talks. He encouraged an end to the “spiral of violence, hate and vengeance” and praised the armed forces for their efforts.<br /><br /> “...we will continue to fight without tr

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