Colombia’s government and security forces have been struggling to maintain control over a town in the southwest of the country that has been controlled by guerrillas for decades. Guerrillas and…
Unknown arsonists destroyed the home of the director of the agency that coordinates the return of stolen land to Colombia’s armed conflict victims. Land Restitution Unit (URT) director Giovani Yule…
President Gustavo Petro announced that his government plans to buy coca from farmers while they are integrated into Colombia’s legal economy. The announcement immediately spurred controversy, because of international legislation…
Seventeen people were injured in a drone attack that followed a military operation that uprooted guerrilla groups from a town in southwest Colombia. The drone attack on El Plateado was…
Colombia’s defense minister told Congress that FARC dissident group EMC used a ceasefire with the security forces to strengthen their control over the Cauca province. Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez was…
The father and a nephew of Colombia’s Vice-President Francia Marquez survived a gun attack in the southwest of Colombia. According to authorities, the car of Sigifredo Marquez was attacked while…
Illegal armed groups that hold a major guerrilla stronghold in southwest Colombia “are better armed than the security forces,” according to a top security official from the Cauca province. The…
At least two soldiers were killed by alleged EMC guerrillas that intensified attacks on security forces in the southwest of Colombia. The soldiers were killed in a guerrilla attack on…
Representatives of the Nasa people from southwestern Colombia declared a humanitarian emergency, claiming their communities are at imminent risk of “physical and cultural extermination.” In a press release, the Regional…