‘Alfonso Cano’ initiated peace talks: Santos
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday he and the FARC began secret peace negotiations in late 2010 at the initiative of now-killed FARC leader “Alfonso Cano. “The person who…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday he and the FARC began secret peace negotiations in late 2010 at the initiative of now-killed FARC leader “Alfonso Cano. “The person who…
A new U.S. report showed an increase in violent deaths due to Colombia’s armed conflict in 2011 and highlighted a rise in the number of rebel attacks against security forces.…
A series of archival photos of the FARC were released by Colombian magazine Semana, providing an unprecedented look into the daily life of Latin America’s oldest guerrilla group. {japopup type=”image”content=”http://www.semana.com/photos/ImgGaleria-G_11049_201277_172837.jpg”…
A member of Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, claimed Sigifredo Lopez is innocent, reported local media Thursday. Lopez is a former politician accused of aiding the FARC in orchestrating…
Colombia’s Supreme Court overturned the jail sentence of three alleged FARC members reportedly involved in the 1999 siege of a town in the western part of the country. The three…
A team of U.S. computer experts has arrived in Colombia to help national authorities recover information from the computer of deceased FARC leader “Alfonso Cano,” reported Colombian newspaper El Espectador Monday.…
Investigators uncovered a plot to attack five Colombian security forces air bases with remote control helicopters in the computer of deceased former FARC leader “Alfonso Cano,” local media reported. Investigators for…
Two of the FARC’s leaders were charged Tuesday for the forced recruitment of minors by their guerrilla group. Human right prosecutors charged Rodrigo Londoño Echeverry, alias “Timochenko” and Luciano Marin Arango,…
Thousands of displaced farmers in central Colombia can start the process of trying to return to their homes, with the opening of a new Land Restitution Unit in Tolima. The…