Colombia ceasefire 'will not stop govt fighting crime'

[WorldNews]

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Colombia's defense minister has insisted the historic ceasefire with FARC rebels will not end the country's commitment to fight crime, as a judge on Friday issued arrest warrants for leaders of another group also pushing for a peace deal. President Juan Manuel Santos ordered a definitive ceasefire with the Marxist guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), due to start on Monday, after the two sides reached a deal to end their half-century conflict that has left hundreds of thousands dead and forced millions to flee their homes. A smaller Colombian leftist rebel group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), is hoping to reach a similar peace deal -- but on Friday a judge ordered the arrest of the its top leaders for crimes that include their role in the destruction of oil pipelines.

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