Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Feb 7, 2013 | News
Colombia’s national anti-kidnapping police (Gaula) on Thursday said that the two German tourists currently held by the country’s second largest rebel group have been in captivity since November of 2012. Police said...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Feb 7, 2013 | News
Colombia’s former peace commissioner who is wanted for allegedly faking a large-scale guerrilla demobilization in 2006, on Thursday denied damning accusations from imprisoned paramilitaries who he claimed are trying to...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Feb 5, 2013 | War and peace
Leading FARC negotiator “Ivan Marquez” said on Tuesday the peace talks with the government were advancing despite reports of rifts with the government regarding the group’s latest kidnappings. “I think like in no other moment,...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Feb 5, 2013 | News
After two German tourists were kidnapped by Colombian insurgents, the German government on Tuesday created a “crisis team” dedicated to extracting the German nationals. Two Germans were kidnapped by Colombia’s...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Feb 5, 2013 | News
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, said Monday it has kidnapped two Germans in northern Colombia. In a message posted on the rebels’ website, the ELN leadership said the foreigners were kidnapped by ELN...
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