Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jul 17, 2012 | News
Indigenous movements in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca department denied Tuesday being infiltrated by FARC rebels, following comments by the country’s defense minister suggesting the insurgancy had influenced ongoing...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jul 17, 2012 | News
Former Colombian congressman German Olano Becerra sues the government for $86,000 for moral, economical and psychological damages after being accused in a well-publicized corruption case, Colombia’s W Radio reported...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jul 17, 2012 | News
Colombia’s defense minister said Tuesday military operations in the southwestern Cauca department will intensify despite pleas from the local indigenous community. In the last few days 2,000 soldiers have sent to Cauca to...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jul 17, 2012 | News
Colombian police captured an alleged farc member believed to have been charged with Ingrid Betcancourt’s security during her captivity, local media reported Monday. Police said the Colombian national, Marco Elvis Patiño,...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jul 16, 2012 | News
The Colombian Army killed a FARC leader in a clash in the country’s western Caldas department, reported local media Monday. The alleged guerrilla was believed to be the second-in-command of the group’s 9th Front that...
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