Posted by Jacob Stringer | Dec 4, 2012 | News
Colombia is the country most affected by terrorism in the Americas, the Institute for Economics and Peace announced Tuesday. The institute has created a Global Terrorism Index that ranks Colombia 13th globally, between DR Congo...
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A raid south of Colombia’s capital has killed a FARC guerrilla in charge of extorting money from Bogota bars and nightclubs, said authorities Monday. The Colombian military said they killed the FARC extortionist known as...
Read MorePosted by Jacob Stringer | Dec 3, 2012 | News
At least 400 indigenous people fled their villages in western Colombia in the last few days to escape violence attributed to the FARC. Community leaders have recently condemned FARC activity in the area and say they have been...
Read MorePosted by Jacob Stringer | Dec 3, 2012 | News
The last few days have seen the arrests of three groups of government officials or soldiers for links with the FARC and neo-paramilitary groups. Five soldiers of the 4th Brigade have been arrested in Medellin and Ibague for the...
Read MorePosted by Jacob Stringer | Dec 3, 2012 | News
Two bomb explosions at a police station in northwest Bogota Sunday left four police officers injured, one seriously. The explosions closely followed each other, with the officers injured by the second explosion as they attended...
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