Posted by Jet van Dijck | Jun 13, 2012 | News
In a helicopter crash in Colombia’s northwestern Antioquia department, one military member was killed and another four were injured, local media report. General Javier Rey, commander of the Army Aviation Brigade, confirmed the...
Read MorePosted by Jet van Dijck | Jun 12, 2012 | News
Colombia’s justice minister said Tuesday he wanted former members of illegal armed groups like the FARC, EPL and M-19 to apologize for crimes they committed and to compensate their victims. Minister of Justice Juan Carlos...
Read MorePosted by Jet van Dijck | Jun 12, 2012 | News
An alleged FARC camp and cocaine laboratory was destroyed in the southwest of Colombia, local media reported Tuesday. The camp was equipped for 30 people and had two crystallizers with the capacity to produce up to seven tons of...
Read MorePosted by Jet van Dijck | Jun 12, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Education Minister Maria Fernando Campo announced that the ministry intends to provide higher education for victims of violence, local media reported Tuesday. The ministry of education has presented an...
Read MorePosted by Jet van Dijck | Jun 12, 2012 | News
At least 26 people suspected of collaborating with the FARC were arrested in a joint operation by forces of the Colombian army, police and air force, local media reported Tuesday. The majority of the arrests took place in the...
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