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Colombia’s FARC rebel leader calls for guerrilla unity to face US interventionism

By Thomson Reuters Jan 9, 2026 | 4:27 PM

BOGOTA, Jan 9 (Reuters) – The head of the ‍largest dissident branch of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla ‌group called ‌on other rebel groups to come together to fight U.S. interventionism ​in the region, in a ‍video ​message confirmed by ​the group as ‍authentic on Friday.

The call from leader Nestor Gregorio Lozada, better known ‍by his nom de guerre “Ivan Mordisco,” follows ‍the ‍U.S. incursion ​into neighboring Venezuela, ​which ⁠resulted in ‌the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.

(Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta; Editing by Chris ⁠Reese)