3 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁F AR C ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁armed ▁group , ▁dis arm ing ▁itself ▁and ▁hand ing ▁over ▁its ▁weapons ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁One ▁month ▁later , ▁F AR C ▁announced ▁its ▁re formation ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁political ▁party , ▁the ▁Common ▁Altern ative ▁Revolution ary ▁Force , ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁deal . ▁However , ▁about ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁F AR C ▁diss idents ▁still ▁take ▁on ▁F AR C ' s ▁original ▁doctrine ▁and ▁continue ▁with ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁though ▁far ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁group ▁at ▁its ▁peak . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁fa ction ▁of ▁F AR C ▁leaders ▁announced ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁armed ▁activity ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁did ▁not ▁respect ▁peace ▁agre ements , ▁a ▁position ▁Colomb ian ▁officials ▁disag re ed ▁with . ▁The ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁respond ed ▁with ▁off ensive ▁strik es , ▁killing ▁F AR C ▁members ▁dest ined ▁to ▁lead ▁re arm ament ▁activities . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁La ▁Vi ol encia ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Front ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁the ▁popul ist ▁politician ▁Jorge ▁Eli é cer ▁G ait án , ▁there ▁occurred ▁a ▁de cade ▁of ▁large - scale ▁political ▁violence