Colombia’s defense minister announced special security measures after alleged FARC plans to attack foreign embassies in the capital Bogota. Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera announced the measures after an anonymous email…
Vice President Angelino Garzon on Thursday asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to appeal to armed groups in Colombia to release hostages and stop using landmines. Colombia…
A military commander of the FARC’s Southern Bloc murdered his own brother, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday. According to the president, an e-mail found on a computer of…
A topographer working for the United Nations, four policemen and three workers were injured on Wednesday when alleged FARC guerrillas attacked a group of coca eradicators, authorities said. The attack…
Colombia’s largest rebel group the FARC tried to poison former President Alvaro Uribe on several occasions, the country’s defense minister said Tuesday. According to Minister Rodrigo Rivera, emails found on…
Nearly 1,650 members of the Siapidara clan of the Embera indigenous group, displaced from their native lands by armed conflict in 2008, plan to return home. The group took the…
The commander of Colombia’s armed forces, admiral Edgar Cely, said Sunday he regrets the FARC’s rejection to cease violence and begin peace talks. “I believe they are missing a great…
Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera on Thursday announced that 2,000 Colombian soldiers will be sent to the border with Venezuela to reinforce security in the zone. The new troops are…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC said “no, thank you very much” to the government condition to cease violence for peace talks to take place. In a press release, published on…