Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 6, 2013 | News
The Colombian army said Saturday it has killed four members of guerrilla group FARC and arrested two others near the Panamanian border. According to the authorities, the combat kills and arrests were the result of fighting in...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 6, 2013 | War and peace
“Pablo Catatumbo,” one of the most prominent leaders of rebel group FARC, was picked up in the southwest of Colombia Saturday to join fellow-guerrilla leaders who are in Cuba meeting with the government to negotiate...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 1, 2013 | From the editor
As Colombia seems to be moving away from using arms to resolve conflict, it is important to strengthen how we debate since that will be our tool to “defeat” our enemies, or maybe learn to live with them. Violence is zero sum The...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 29, 2013 | News
Alleged rebels of Colomba’s largest rebel group FARC have attacked an important oil pipeline in the south of the country, local media reported Thursday. According to the reports, guerrillas attacked the Transandino crude...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 26, 2013 | News
Police said Monday they have seized more than 1,600 kilograms of marijuana hidden in a shipment of dried fish in central Colombia. The drugs were found after a tip leading police investigators to a truck traveling from the...
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