Posted by Charles Parkinson | Apr 30, 2012 | News
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has remained silent on the fate of a French journalist injured and reportedly captured by FARC rebels in southern Colombia Saturday. Romeo Langlois was accompanying an army patrol in...
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At least 11 people were killed and 15 injured in a bus crash in Colombia’s southern Putamayo Department, reported local media Monday. According to Highway Patrol Director Francisco Patiño, the bus had been traveling...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Apr 23, 2012 | News
The International Court of Justice in The Hague began listening to the territorial dispute between Colombia and Nicaragua over the San Andres islands Monday, reported local media. The Colombian government’s case revolves...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Apr 23, 2012 | News
One soldier died and three were wounded in an alleged FARC ambush in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca Department Saturday. The attack occurred shortly before midnight, when soldiers on a routine patrol in the municipality of...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Apr 23, 2012 | News
Colombia’s military announced the capture of 26 members of illegal armed groups Sunday, following operations carried out over the weekend in eight separate departments. The captured men allegedly included FARC guerrillas,...
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