PERSPECTIVAS PAZ Y SEGURIDAD THE SILENCE OF THE GUNS WAS SHORT-LIVED Verdad Abierta November 2021 à The Peace Agreement reached be­tween the Colombian State and the former Farc guerrillas has the victims of the armed conflict as a central point One of its main commitments to repair them and turn the page of the war is the non-repetition of violence. à For multiple reasons, old and new armed groups have occupied the ter­ritories dominated by the once larg­est insurgent group in the continent, leaving the civilian population once again in the middle of the crossfire and subjected to the will of those who carry the weapons. à Ministry of Defense reports indicate that it is engaged in a frontal struggle with the illegal armed organizations that occupy the regions left by the former FARC on their way to reincor­poration into civilian life. In the last five years, its actions have allowed it to capture, kill and demobilize 27,281 of its members.