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Split Among Colombia Guerrillas Strikes Blow To Peace Talks

EMC commander Ivan Mordisco speaks during a meeting with local communities in San Vicente del Caguan, Caqueta department, Colombia, on April 16, 2023 (Credit: AFP)

A top rebel commander has pulled out of Colombia's peace negotiations amid a split in one of the most powerful guerrilla groups in the country, the government said Tuesday.

The divisions within the EMC -- which broke away from the FARC when it signed a 2016 peace deal -- are the latest obstacle to President Gustavo Petro's efforts to negotiate with the country's remaining armed groups.

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