Colombia suspends air strikes against FARC camps

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has ordered government forces to suspend air strikes against camps belonging to Farc rebels.

The move comes days after the FARC began a month-long unilateral ceasefire in a bid to accelerate peace talks.

President Santos said his order only applied to camps outside urban areas which did not pose a threat to the local population.

Peace talks have been taking place in Cuba since 2012.

However, the process has been hampered in recent months by an upsurge in violence.

"I have issued the order to stop, as of today, bombing raids against camps where there are members of that group," Mr Santos said at a military event in Cartagena.

"From now on, this type of bombing will only be done by explicit order of the president."...
  BBC
26/7/15
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