2 policemen die in Choco ‘FARC’ attack
Alleged members of the FARC attacked a police station in the western Choco town of Andagoya, killing two policemen and gravely injuring one, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. The armed guerrillas apparently…
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3 die in ‘FARC’ attack on south-west Colombia town
Alleged guerrillas of the FARC Tuesday attacked a town in the southwest of Colombia, killing at least three policemen and injuring three civilians. According to several media reports, attacks began…
Cauca to get 2nd mountain battalion in effort to stop FARC
Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera issued a resolution Monday night that will see the creation of a second High Mountain Battalion to combat the FARC in the southwestern department of Cauca.…
Colombia’s southern coffee region expanding
A southern coffee zone is emerging in the departments of Huila, Nariño, and Cauca to rival the traditional coffee growing departments of Risaralda, Quindio and Caldas, El Espectador reported Tuesday.…
OAS urges govt action over murder of indigenous leader
The OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process (MAPP/OEA) condemned on Thursday the assassination of an indigenous leader and requested Colombian authorities to clarify circumstances surrounding the matter. Through an…
Cauca issues red alert due to flood fears
Local authorities in the southwest department of Cauca issued a preventive red alert warning on Tuesday night for residents along the department’s river banks after heavy rains, El Espectador reports.…
Landslide destroys homes in southwest Colombia
A massive landslide in the southwestern department of Cauca destroyed several homes on Monday though there are no reports of any casualties. The landslide struck the village of La Playa…
Drug, guerrilla violence is crippling Colombia’s southwestern Cauca department
A hodgepodge of wars being fought between security forces, guerrillas and drug trafficking gangs has made Cauca in the southwest of Colombia, one of the most dangerous departments in the…
Alleged leader of ‘los Machos’ arrested
The alleged leader of drug gang “Los Machos” was arrested Saturday in the southwest of Colombia, authorities said. Hilber Nover Urdinola, alias “Don H,” was arrested in the town of…