Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 9, 2010 | News
Colombia’s second largest rebel group the ELN on Wednesday proposed a temporary ceasefire to facilitate the relief of victims of floods and landslides. In an “open letter to the victims of the rainy season,”...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 9, 2010 | News
Colombia’s national police commander General Oscar Naranjo told then-U.S. Ambassador William Brownfield that he personally suspected Uribe’s former chief of staff and former presidential advisor of having ordered the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 9, 2010 | News
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe was secretly seeking direct peace talks with the leaders of the FARC and ELN, while the FARC sought contact with the U.S., leaked diplomatic cables sent from the U.S. embassy in...
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Rescue workers in Bello, outside Medellin, have recovered 47 bodies from the rubble of a landslide which destroyed 35 houses, authorities announced Wednesday. Some 80 people are still missing. Following a short suspension of the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 8, 2010 | News
Colombia’s largest rebel group the FARC on Wednesday announced plans to release five hostages. In an open letter to former Senator Piedad Cordoba, published on FARC-friendly website Anncol, the rebels’ high command...
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