# They laid down arms. Now ex-guerrillas in Colombia fear fate under hardline president

https://mins.news/en/item/36546

- The Guardian, 2026-08-29 10:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/29/former-guerrillas-colombia-fate-new-president

> Only 99 of an estimated 30,000 armed combatants disarmed under former president Gustavo Petro’s “total peace” plan. With new president Abelardo de la Espriella opposing peace agreements and promising a harsher campaign against criminal groups, the former guerrillas in a temporary transition zone fear it could be shut and their protection withdrawn.

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