Colombian army kills alleged ELN massacre perpetrator
The Colombian Army has killed an alleged guerrilla thought to have led a 1998 massacre by rebel group the ELN, local media reported Tuesday. Luis Guillermo Roldan Posada, who allegedly…
The Colombian Army has killed an alleged guerrilla thought to have led a 1998 massacre by rebel group the ELN, local media reported Tuesday. Luis Guillermo Roldan Posada, who allegedly…
The Colombian army dismantles 600kg of explosives allegedly planned to be used to attack a military base in the southern Caqueta department. Eight suspected FARC bomb cylinders were discovered following an…
Authorities in central Colombia said Friday they are completely calm and highly prepared in the face of a potential eruption of the Nevada del Ruiz volcano. The Mayor of the…
The ten political hostages released by the FARC after more than 12 years in captivity were subjected to “inhumane treatment” but are ready to rejoin the military, Colombian President Juan…
The United States praises the release of the FARC’s last political hostages Tuesday, but said it wanted the rebels to make more steps towards peace. “We are satisfied that these…
The success of any future peace negotiations in Colombia depends on the country’s women, according experts in conflict resolution. As Colombia makes tentative steps towards peace talks, it must be…
A land rights campaigner and his teenage son have been disappeared by “paramilitaries” in the northwest of Colombia, an NGO said Monday. Manuel Ruiz, a community leader in the Pacific…
Colombia’s Supreme Court has elected lawyer Eduardo Montealegre, an ally of former President Alvaro Uribe, as its new Prosecutor General. Montealegre, who has been a lawyer for more than 20…
Colombian authorities have captured one of the leaders of the country’s largest neo-paramilitary organization, “Los Urabeños”, reported local media Thursday. Jose Gregorio Martinez Cabana, alias “El Gato,” was charge of…