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Health centers have also been attacked. In 2013, the
Séléka attacked the main hospital in Bangui and executed
10 patients; in 2014, the same group killed 19 civilians
and three humanitarian workers at a village health center.
In both instances the facilities suspended operations. 34
Attacks on health facilities, health workers, and vehicles
continued in 2015 with the carjacking of a national blood
bank vehicle by Anti-Balaka forces on February 27, and
the abduction and killing of a nurse working in a village
dispensary on March 15. 35
COLOMBIA
The Colombian conflict began in the mid-1960s and has
involved the Colombian government; paramilitary groups;
several groups that emerged after an official paramilitary
demobilization process a decade ago; and guerrillas,
including the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) and the National Liberation Army. Millions of
people have been displaced by violence associated with
the conflict.
Peace negotiations with guerrillas have been underway
and, at the joint request of President Santos and FARC,
the UN Security Council adopted a resolution to establish
a political mission in Colombia after the signing of a final
peace accord with FARC. The mission would last for a
minimum of 12 months and would consist of unarmed
international observers that would be part of a mechanism
in charge of monitoring and verifying a bilateral ceasefire
and cessation of hostilities. 36 The goal for reaching an
agreement with FARC was March 23, 2016, but as of the
writing of this report, one had not yet been reached.
Attacks on and interference with health services had
been an ongoing feature of the conflict for many years.
Although attacks on health care in Colombia have
decreased, in April 2015, members of FARC reportedly
attacked a Colombian Navy hospital boat that was
travelling along the Putumayo River in the municipality of
Leguizamo. 37
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