A FARC attack against Colombian marines in Puerto Leguizamo, in the southern department of Putumayo, left four injured and five missing, according to the armed forces, reports RCN radio. According to…
Fredy “Caracho” Ricardo Santos Ramirez, the financial leader of the neo-paramilitary criminal group ERPAC, is captured by Colombia’s police, reports W Radio. Caracho was detained in the city of Villavicencio in…
President Juan Manuel Santos said in an interview with El Pais that Colombia will be unstoppable if it manages to heal the wounds of conflict and redistribute the country’s wealth.…
Former FARC hostage, Carlos Alberto Ocampo Perez, has been reunited with his family in Bogota. Perez, who was captured on December 27, 2010, was released on Sunday afternoon after the release…
Eduardo Pizarro, government delegate for the release operations, has expressed anger over the failed release of two FARC hostages on Sunday. According to Pizarro, the release operation arrived at the…
The Red Cross have announced that the release of the final two FARC hostages will not happen on Sunday, Tele Sur reports. “Unfortunately the release of Guillermo Solorzano and Salin…
The release operation led by former Senator Piedad Cordoba has picked up policeman Carlos Alberto Ocampo Perez in the first of three liberations due on Sunday. According to Cordoba’s peace group,…
The helicopter due to release the final three FARC hostages was temporarily grounded on Sunday due to adverse weather conditions, reports El Tiempo. The operation was delayed for half an…
Freed FARC hostage, Armando Acuña, has spoken to the media for the first time since being freed Friday, reports El Tiempo. In an interview, former councilman Acuña stated “it is…