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Supporters of the peace accord between Colombia and the FARC rebels were devastated as the treaty vote failed to pass. (Associated Press)

FARC rebel treaty rejected by vote in Colombia

By Frederic Puglie — Special to The Washington Times

Supporters of the peace accord signed between the Colombian government and rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, follow on a giant screen the results of a referendum to decide whether or not to support the deal in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. Colombia's peace deal with leftist rebels was on the verge of collapsing in a national referendum Sunday, with those opposing the deal leading by a razor-thin margin with almost all votes counted.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Latest: Ex-president calls for national pact in Colombia

Associated Press

Rodrigo Londono, also known as Timochenko, the top leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, raises his fist as he boards a helicopter in Yari Plains, southern Colombia, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. Londono and Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos are expected to sign a peace accord to end a more than five decades civil conflict in the Caribbean city of Cartagena on Sept. 26. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Colombia’s rebels pave road to peace with apologies

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Demonstrators yell, "No to the plebiscite," to protest the government's peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which has been involved in a half-century of warfare that has caused more than 200,000 casualties. (Associated Press)

Colombia-FARC peace deal won’t put end to suspicions

By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

Illustration on the Colombia peace accord and cocaine exportation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

In Colombia, purchasing peace with cocaine?

By Robert Weiner and Thekla Truebenbach

Demonstrators yell &quot;No to the plebiscite&quot; to protest the government's peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), to be signed later in the day in Cartagena, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Colombians will be given the final say on endorsing or rejecting the accord in an Oct. 2 referendum. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Colombia embarks on path to peace with historic accord

By Joshua Goodman and Andrea Rodriguez - Associated Press

Demonstrators yell &quot;No to the plebiscite&quot; to protest the government's peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), to be signed later in the day in Cartagena, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Colombians will be given the final say on endorsing or rejecting the accord in an Oct. 2 referendum. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Latest: Colombia accord signing ends with ‘Ode to Peace’

Associated Press

Diomedes holds the baby of a visiting relative of a fellow rebel of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in the Yari Plains, southern Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londono, alias Timochenko, are expected to sign a peace accord to end more than five decades of conflict Sept. 26 in the Caribbean city of Cartagena. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Colombia to sign historic peace deal on ending long conflict

By Joshua Goodman and Andrea Rodriguez - Associated Press

A rebel of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) arrives to El Diamante in southern Colombia, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. FARC rebels are gathering for a congress to discuss and vote a peace accord reached with the Colombian government to end five decades of war. Historically secretive, this congress is the first one open to civilians. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Colombia rebels unanimously approve peace accord with govt

By CESAR GARCIA - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 photo, men drink beer at a store in the house where, in mid-2005, seven people were gunned down by rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Puerto Rico, southern Colombia. On May 24, 2005, members of an elite guerrilla platoon swept silently into town by boat, hopped on the back of a red pickup truck and drove a few blocks through a small police barrier to a house where a town hall meeting was taking place. They burst in with a machine gun spraying bullets and in less than 10 minutes killed seven people, including four city council members. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Wounds heal slowly in Colombian town engulfed by rebels

By CESAR GARCIA and RICARDO MAZALAN - Associated Press

Marco Leon Calarca, member of the FARC, accompanied by Marcela Duran, the Colombian delegation's head of press, speaks about a deal on bilateral cease-fire that would be the last major step toward ending one of the world's longest wars. (Associated Press)

Colombia, FARC to make cease-fire, disarmament official after half-century civil war

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2016, file photo, Juliana, 20, left, and Mariana, 24, rebel soldiers for the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, listen to a commander speak on the peace negotiations between the rebels and the Colombian government, in a hidden camp in Antioquia state, in the northwest Andes of Colombia. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday, June 21, that his government may reach an agreement on a bilateral ceasefire with leftist rebels as early as this week. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd,File)

Colombia, FARC rebels announce deal on bilateral cease-fire

Associated Press

In this Jan. 3, 2016 photo, with the aid of head lamps, rebel fighters for the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC, prepare a breakfast of rice, beans, sausages and coffee, in their hidden camp in Antioquia state, in the northwest Andes of Colombia. The day begins around 4:30 a.m. inside the temporary camp, home to 22 rank and file fighters, 4 commanders and 2 dogs. All rank and file are expected to share in kitchen patrol. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Obama set to announce new plan to aid Colombia after civil war

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos answers a question during an interview at the Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

U.S. ready to boost Colombian aid in hopes of FARC peace deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

For the first time, guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia are thinking about a future outside their jungle hideout. (Associated Press)

Colombia, FARC rebels nearing peace deal amid worries about aftermath

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 6, 2016 photo, Juan Pablo, center, a commander of the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, walks with his comrades in Antioquia state, in the northwest Andes of Colombia. As a commander of the 36th Front, one of the most militarily-active in a half century of warfare, the 41-year-old is capable of reciting verbatim passages from Fidel Castro's speeches even though he's never been to the movies, driven a car or eaten in a restaurant. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Deep in Colombian jungle, peace looms at rebel hideout

By JACOBO GARCIA - Associated Press

Illustration on the Colombian government's efforts against the FARC by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

RUDOLPH GIULIANI: Columbia peace process is a good model

By Rudolph W. Giuliani

FILE - In this June 24, 2015, file photo, beads of sweat gather of soldier Jonny Montano's face as he rests during eight hours of searching for land mines in Granada, Colombia. Soldiers are helping to remove live mines in rural areas, clearing farms and roads that were mined by rebels so that residents can return to their homes. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Colombia’s path to find peace littered with land mines

By JACOBO GARCIA - Associated Press

Defense Minister Jose Carlos Pinzon (Associated Press)

Minister: ‘No’ role for FARC after Colombia peace deal

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, (right) and his Colombian counterpart Gen. Juan Pablo Rodriguez Barragán salute as a Pentagon honor guard marks off their path into a meeting. The two men, each his country's top uniformed service member, discussed counterinsurgency lessons from their respective recent guerrilla wars.

JCS chief meets Colombia counterpart for first time since late-90s

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times