Posted by Miriam Wells | Jan 9, 2012 | News
Colombian authorities say “Los Urabeños,” the neo-paramilitary group that shut down northern Colombia for two days last week, is offering $1,000 rewards for killing policemen. Jose Guzman Patino, commander of the 6th...
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Colombian authorities claimed Sunday to have “identified” a Twitter user sending insulting messages to Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro — a user who has not kept his identity secret. A boy identifying himself as Jose...
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A confrontation between Colombian criminal gangs has killed four people near the Venezuelan border. According to Venezuelan authorities, gunfire was exchanged between cars carrying members of Los Urabenos –...
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A Colombian army colonel has been accused of murdering civilians and stealing corpses to simulate the successful killing of a leading neo-paramilitary. Colombia’s Prosecutor General says Colonel Oscar Orlando Gomez...
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Northern Colombian departments are putting more troops on the streets to defend against neo-paramilitaries, but shopkeepers say more needs to be done. Following a five-hour meeting Sunday, the governors of Cordoba and Antioquia...
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