Army grenade kills 3, injures 20 in northwest Colombia
The explosion of an army grenade killed three soldiers and injured another 20 in northwestern Colombia Saturday. The fatal incident took place in the village of Dabeiba, Antioquia. According to…
The explosion of an army grenade killed three soldiers and injured another 20 in northwestern Colombia Saturday. The fatal incident took place in the village of Dabeiba, Antioquia. According to…
Authorities in the strategically important department of Antioquia have refused to give credence to reports of a non-aggression pact between three of Colombia’s most powerful criminal groups, reported Colombian daily…
11 alleged members of the fast-growing neo-paramilitary group the “Urabeños” have been arrested in joint police operations across northern Colombia. Colonel Gustavo Chavarro Romero, deputy police commander of the department…
Authorities in the north of Colombia arrested a mid-level commander of the rapidly expanding neo-paramilitary group the “Urabeños” Monday. Ricardo Antonio Ramos Loaiza, alias “R8,” is believed to be responsible for…
Police captured six alleged members of criminal gang “Los Rastrojos” in northern Colombia, local media reported Sunday. The police initially reported the arrest of Lacides Manuel Vergara Lobo, alias “Felipe,”…
Two civilians and one policeman have been killed by FARC rebels in town in the north of Colombia, local police said Saturday. Gustavo Chavarro, commander in the Ituango, Antioquia district…
One soldier has been killed and three have been injured in two separate alleged FARC attacks in the north of Colombia, local media reported Sunday. According to the Army’s 4th…
Colombian authorities say “Los Urabeños,” the neo-paramilitary group that shut down northern Colombia for two days last week, is offering $1,000 rewards for killing policemen. Jose Guzman Patino, commander of…
Northern Colombian departments are putting more troops on the streets to defend against neo-paramilitaries, but shopkeepers say more needs to be done. Following a five-hour meeting Sunday, the governors of…