The alleged second-in-command of Colombia’s most powerful neo-paramilitary group, the Urabeños, has been captured in Honduras, reported Colombian media Tuesday. Alexander Montoya Usuga, alias “El Flaco,” was arrested Tuesday…
Indigenous movements in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca department denied Tuesday being infiltrated by FARC rebels, following comments by the country’s defense minister suggesting the insurgancy had influenced ongoing protests in the…
Former Colombian congressman German Olano Becerra sues the government for $86,000 for moral, economical and psychological damages after being accused in a well-publicized corruption case, Colombia’s W Radio reported Tuesday.…
Colombia’s defense minister said Tuesday military operations in the southwestern Cauca department will intensify despite pleas from the local indigenous community. In the last few days 2,000 soldiers have sent to…
Colombian police captured an alleged farc member believed to have been charged with Ingrid Betcancourt’s security during her captivity, local media reported Monday. Police said the Colombian national, Marco Elvis…
The Colombian Army killed a FARC leader in a clash in the country’s western Caldas department, reported local media Monday. The alleged guerrilla was believed to be the second-in-command of…
A Colombian court sentenced five prominent FARC leaders to 40 years in prison in absentia Monday for their involvement in a 1998 attack against an army base in the country’s…
Colombia’s government said Monday humanitarian aid will be sent to the southwestern department of Cauca despite ongoing armed clashes between rebels and government forces. Colombia’s government announced more than 1,000…
“Development, promotion and the regulation of tourism” were the goals set out by the Colombian government in a new law which came into effect July 10. According to the government,…