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Colombian rebels announce unilateral cease-fire

Ivan Marquez, chief negotiator for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, second right, meets with representatives of the victims of the Colombian conflict during a ceremonial planting of the tree of "Hope for peace and reconciliation in Colombia," in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. This was the fifth and last group of victims that will meet with both groups of negotiators during the ongoing peace talks in Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) Ivan Marquez, chief negotiator for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, second right, meets with representatives of the victims of the Colombian conflict during a ceremonial planting of the tree of "Hope for peace and reconciliation in Colombia," in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. This was the fifth and last group of victims that will meet with both groups of negotiators during the ongoing peace talks in Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

By Associated Press December 17, 2014 1 min read

HAVANA (AP) – Colombian rebels at peace talks with government representatives in Cuba have announced an indefinite, unilateral cease-fire as long as military units don’t attack them.

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia made the announcement in a communique published on its Twitter account Wednesday.

Representatives of the rebel group known as the FARC and the government since 2012 have held a series of talks in Havana aimed at ending the conflict of more the five decades.