Colombian narco militia seeks peace talks after calling ‘unilateral’ ceasefire

Feared Gulf Clan has unleashed terror campaign since arrest of leader in May but keen to talk to leftist president Gustavo Petro

One of Colombia's most feared armed groups has announced a unilateral" ceasefire in the hopes of entering peace talks with the government of Colombia's new leftist leader, Gustavo Petro.

The Gulf Clan, a notorious drug-trafficking militia, has unleashed a campaign of terror following the May extradition to the US of its leader - Dairo Antonio Usuga, or Otoniel", assassinating dozens of police and holding large swaths of the country hostage.