Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 18, 2013 | News
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday congratulated Rafael Correa of Ecuador for his reelection as president. In a Tweet, the center-right Santos wished his socialist counterpart “lots of success”...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2013 | News
Rebel group FARC on Saturday released a soldier who had been captured in combat in the southwest of Colombia late last month. The 19-year old Soldier Josue Alvarez was released in Policarpa, the same municipality in the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2013 | Disinformation
Following the publication of photos showing FARC negotiator “Ivan Marquez” on a Harley Davidson motorcycle and the subsequent publication of President Juan Manuel Santos’ BMW 7, the rebels on Saturday further...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2013 | News
The leader of Colombia’s Conservative Party on Friday rejected a possible alliance with the yet-to-be-founded party of former President Alvaro Uribe. In an interview with W Radio, conservative leader Efrain Cepeda said his...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2013 | News
Alleged rebels of the FARC destroyed a police station during an attack on a town in the south of Colombia Saturday. According to reports, two policemen were injured in the attack that destroyed most of the police station and...
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