Its 52-year span makes it the Americas' "longest-running war," reports the New York Times, and after four years of negotiations, it will come to an end, at least assuming all goes according to plan. Colombia's government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or the FARC, on Wednesday announced that they had a deal to end a conflict that has claimed 220,000 lives. An overview:
- The BBC has the key line from the joint statement: "The Colombian government and the FARC announce that we have reached a final, full, and definitive accord."
- The AP reports the final text of the agreement hasn't been released, but it will see the government moving forward on aggressive land reforms and making heavy investment in long-neglected rural areas. The FARC will abandon their arms and be guaranteed a handful of seats in Congress for the next decade.