Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Feb 14, 2013 | News
The commander of Colombia’s army said on Thursday that an agreement has been reached with Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, for the release of six civilian hostages held since mid-January....
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An attack attributed the Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, on Wednesday left at least seven soldiers dead and five more wounded in the southern Caqueta department. According to initial media reports, FARC...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Feb 13, 2013 | News
The ex-AUC member “Monoleche” claimed Tuesday that Colombia’s former government is responsible for the murder of leading AUC commander Vicente Castaño. “The Government [killed] Vicente Castaño,” said Jesus Ignacio Roldan Perez,...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Feb 13, 2013 | News
Within a span of 12 hours, three people were assassinated Tuesday in the Colombian city of Valledupar, the capital of the northern Cesar department. The three victims, aged 17, 19 and 21 respectively, were killed Tuesday in...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Feb 13, 2013 | News
Rebels from Colombia’s largest rebel group, FARC, on Monday night blew up a section of an important oil pipeline in the southwestern Putumayo department. According to local authorities, rebels from the FARC’s 49th...
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