Known as Karina within the FARC, Nelly Avila Moreno, along with a longtime male companion, abandoned the group saying she was motivated by a desire to reunite with her family and to start a dialogue that would lead to an end to the violence in her country.
The chief of the Colombian army urged other members of the guerilla forces to follow
More than 45 members of the FARC have surrendered since the death of Ivan Rios, one of the group’s central high command.
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