Its troops should stay until the Taliban show that they are sincere about taking up politics and laying down arms.
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Rebel fighters and commanders trudged in from across Colombia for the event, a prelude to laying down arms and joining Colombian society.
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Before laying down arms in 2014, groups backing Corsican independence had carried out more than 10,000 attacks over four decades, blowing up police stations and holiday homes.
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A successful nationwide ceasefire hinges on many fighting factions laying down arms -- forces from Iraq, Iran and Lebanon are also fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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Turning point A successful nationwide ceasefire hinges on many fighting factions laying down arms -- groups from Iraq, Iran and Lebanon are also fighting alongside the forces of Assad's regime.
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They move beyond laying down arms and dividing up land, and bring up issues related to the root causes of the conflict -- insufficient rule of law, exclusive governance structures, discrimination.
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But if there's one song that everyone can agree on, the musical equivalent of soldiers laying down arms for a post- Top of the Pops kickabout, it's "Last Christmas" by Wham!.
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The peace deal was signed over the objections of voters who felt the agreement was too easy on the fighters, who were allowed to enter politics in exchange for laying down arms.
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And this week, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a mission that will go into Colombia after the deal is finalized to help monitor and verify the process of laying down arms.
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Some of the work done with various redshirts and extras in this regard was particularly noteworthy — the confused Lannister forces laying down arms to wordlessly surrender and the horrified realization that the Unsullied were going to kill them anyway was particularly cool.
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Despite the Federal government's promise to pardon all Cherokee involved with the Confederacy, the entire Nation was considered disloyal, and their rights were revoked. At the end of the war, Gen. Stand Watie was the last Confederate general to surrender, laying down arms two months after Gen. Robert E. Lee, and a month after Gen.
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Representatives from the Alliance government also met with leaders of the MCP in an attempt to resolve the conflict peacefully, as their manifesto in the election stated. Chin Peng, the MCP Secretary-General, insisted that the MCP be allowed to contest elections and be declared a legal political party as a pre-condition to laying down arms. However, the Tunku rejected this, leading to an impasse.Adam, Samuri & Fadzil, p. 103–107.
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Most recently Open Your Eyes was awarded The Jim DeMulling Speak Out Award and Honorable Mention for Best Narrative at the 42nd Humboldt Film Festival 2009 and is one of 19 films worldwide nominated for Best Short Film at the Milan International Film Festival 2009. Open Your Eyes was Cohen's first foray as a writer and director. She is also the producer of the award-winning short films Fueling the Fire and "Animated American", the Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival finalist Fortune Teller, and the DWW short film Laying Down Arms.
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