HAVANA, Dhu-AlQa'dah 02, 1437, August 05, 2016, SPA -- Colombia's government and leftist FARC rebels took another step toward ending more than a half century of conflict on Friday, agreeing on a U.N.-supervised security protocol, timetable and other details for disarming the estimated 9,000 guerillas, Reuters reported. The announcement came after the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government of President Juan Manuel Santos signed in June an historic agreement that stated they had reached deals on all major issues and established a de facto ceasefire and the parameters for the rebels to disarm and rejoin civil society. Under the agreement, FARC troops will gather at 26 locations around the South American country and hand over their arms within six months of a final peace agreement going into effect. "The FARC will have handed in all their arms to the United Nations within 180 days," Humberto de la Calle, chief negotiator for the government, told reporters in Havana. Friday's agreement stipulated that 50 FARC members would be free to monitor the process nationwide, and another 10 in each of the 26 locations. Under the agreement, the United Nations would have final say on any disputes. --SPA 23:33 LOCAL TIME 20:33 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w