Police attacked in north Colombia Christmas day assault
Two policeman and one civilian were wounded Sunday by a group of unknown gunmen in the northern Colombian town of Amalfi, Antioquia. The mayor of Amalfi, Miguel Angel Arbelaez, announced…
Two policeman and one civilian were wounded Sunday by a group of unknown gunmen in the northern Colombian town of Amalfi, Antioquia. The mayor of Amalfi, Miguel Angel Arbelaez, announced…
The Colombian National Police announced Monday that the country’s 2011 homicide rate is the lowest in 26 years. In 2011 Colombia experienced 13,520 murders, which is the lowest since 1984…
The commander of the 30th Front of leftist rebel group FARC, Jaime Renteria Mosquera, alias “Jefferson,” demobilized Friday along with nine other guerrillas from his unit. Jefferson’s group surrendered to…
A traffic accident on the road between the towns of Ibague and Armenia left several dead and many wounded Friday in Colombia’s central department of Tolima. The accident occurred when…
At least 73 ERPAC neo-paramilitaries begin to turn themselves in during the first phase of the 10-day demobilization process, Colombian media reported. In the first phase of the demobilization, 150 neo-paramilitaries are…
Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana asked the Organization of American States (OAS) Thursday to investigate alleged fraud by the administration of Alvaro Uribe in the demobilization of paramilitary organization AUC.…
The Colombian government reiterated Thursday that neo-paramilitaries will receive no special legal benefits but will have the opportunity to a fair trial if they turn themselves in. According to the…
Some 150 of at least 320 members of the neo-paramilitary group ERPAC are demobilizing Thursday in the first leg of a number of surrenders planned over the next 10 days.…
As Colombia’s holiday high season begins, many of the country’s roads are impassable due to landslides, flooding and embankment collapses. The country’s Highway Patrol has reported that there are six…