More than 80 people killed in Colombia as truce between rebel groups collapses
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Unlike past peace processes, the ambitious Total Peace sought to finally bring the country's decades-long armed conflict to an end, ensuring that guerrillas would not be persecuted once demobilized and disarmed. That talks with the ELN have once again been called off doesn't discredit the plan — there has been success in talks with other groups.
Total Peace was always a failure waiting to happen, as there were no incentives to stop armed groups from continuing to expand their territorial control. It's certain that Bogotá did sign cease-fires with some guerrilla groups, but the truth is that violence has risen under Petro.