Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jul 6, 2012 | News
Colombias second largest rebel group, the ELN, asked a forum of leftist political parties and other organizations in the region meeting in Brazil, the Foro de Sao Paulo, Friday to mediate a political exit to Colombia’s conflict....
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jul 5, 2012 | News
Drug trafficking links between four FARC fronts and the Mexican “Beltran Leyva” drug cartel were highlighted Thursday in a new Colombian intelligence report, according to newspaper El Espectador. The report said the links...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jul 5, 2012 | News
Former Colombian congressman Luis Fernando Almario was arrested on Thursday for presumed ties to far-right paramilitaries. The decision to capture Almario was made by the Supreme Court of Justice, which was in the process of...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jul 5, 2012 | News
The Commander of the Colombian Armed Forces, General Alejandro Navas, has accused the prosecutor general of failing to properly investigate a former drug trafficker who has implicated members of the government and military....
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jul 4, 2012 | News
An alleged FARC attack against an oil installation in southern Colombia has left at least five oil workers dead. According to the Colombian army the five oil workers were killed with explosives and small arms fire when FARC...
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