Venezuela violated Colombian airspace: Police
Local police on Monday asked the Colombian Foreign Ministry to investigate an armed Venezulean helicopter’s violation of Colombian airspace in a rural area of the eastern Arauca department on the…
Local police on Monday asked the Colombian Foreign Ministry to investigate an armed Venezulean helicopter’s violation of Colombian airspace in a rural area of the eastern Arauca department on the…
Colombian president Alvaro Uribe on Sunday opened the doors to a possible humanitarian exchange with the FARC in order to secure the release of the remaining hostages in FARC custody.…
Colombian troops on Tuesday rescued five local oil contractors kidnapped four days ago by FARC guerrillas near the Venezuelan border, the army said. The men were working for oil service…
Colombian guerrilla group ELN kidnapped three politicians active in the country’s Partido de la U, in the western department of Arauca, close to the Venezuelan border, reported Colombian media on…
Armed forces in the Colombian department of Arauca deactivated a bomb early Thursday morning, thought to be the work of the FARC. A vehicle with a load of plantains was…
Authorities from the east Colombian department of Arauca on Thursday offered a $100,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of FARC kidnap victim and government official Tony Efren Murillo Bravo.…
Three soldiers and four policemen died in north-eastern Colombia on Saturday when they were ambushed by alleged FARC guerrillas. According to media reports, the soldiers and policemen were attacked with…
Colombian prosecutors on Wednesday ordered the preventative detention of a paramilitary commander in the slaying of a journalist seven years ago in the violent eastern state of Arauca. Gunmen killed…
Colombian armed forces on Sunday arrested sixteen suspected FARC rebels in the east of the country. According to the army, the suspected rebels were arrested in the Arauca department with…