Colombia strikes ceasefire deal with main armed groups

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Colombia strikes ceasefire deal with main armed groups

Bogotá, Colombia: Colombia's government has agreed to a six-month ceasefire with the five largest armed groups still active after a 2016 peace pact failed to bring an end to violence in the conflict-riddled country.President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first-ever leftist president, who has said he wants "total peace" in the country, announced the truce on Twitter."We have agreed to a bilateral ceasefire with the ELN, the Second Marquetalia, the Ce…