460 policemen and soldiers killed in combat: Santos
460 Colombian soldiers and policemen were killed and over 2,000 injured in combat with illegal armed groups so far this year, President Juan Manuel Santos revealed Monday. The President took…
460 Colombian soldiers and policemen were killed and over 2,000 injured in combat with illegal armed groups so far this year, President Juan Manuel Santos revealed Monday. The President took…
At least five soldiers died and two were injured in a minefield on the border of the southern Huila and Caqueta departments. According to Caracol Radio, the soldiers were on…
Intelligence officials intercepted a 12-kilo bomb allegedly meant to be detonated at a military base in the city of Cali. According to the director of intelligence agency DAS, the bomb…
The Colombian army says it put a giant Christmas tree in the middle of a FARC-controlled area to encourage rebels to demobilize. According to the army’s website, it took two…
Colombia’s National Reparation and Reconciliation Commission announces that 15.5% of 55,000 former members of illegal armed groups have rearmed. This means that more than 8,500 former paramilitaries and guerrillas have…
Colombia’s House of Representatives on Monday approved a law on reparation for victims of the country’s violent conflict after adapting the bill so only victims of violence committed after 1990…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group the ELN on Wednesday proposed a temporary ceasefire to facilitate the relief of victims of floods and landslides. In an “open letter to the victims…
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe was secretly seeking direct peace talks with the leaders of the FARC and ELN, while the FARC sought contact with the U.S., leaked diplomatic cables…
Twenty-three coalition lawmakers block a vote on a law intended to regulate compensation for victims of Colombia’s conflict. Many of the House representatives declared that they unable to vote due…