Colombia’s Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera thanked Ecuador for the assistance in a defense operation that killed 22 alleged members of the FARC on Sunday, while Ecuador denies having helped out.…
Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba apologized to President Santos for asking the European Parliament to pressure Colombia into holding peace talks. According to Noticias Uno, the leftist senator recognized she had…
When I lived in Bogota in 2009, authorities killed Pepe the Hippo, which was one the many exotic animals Pablo Escobar had in his personal zoo on his Napoles ranch…
Colombia’s Defense Minister said Sunday that armed forces killed at least 22 alleged FARC guerrillas in combat near the border with Ecuador. Speaking from a military base near the capital…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday announced a “relaunch” of the “Democratic Security” policy to counter a wave of guerrilla attacks against the security forces in the south and…
Dissident Colombian senator Piedad Cordoba insists the Colombian government should seek a political solution to the country’s violent conflict after the rejection of her proposal for peace talks. On her…
A U.N. representative says that negotiations alone will not bring peace to Colombia, and that the government needs to create the conditions for a “true” solution to the country’s…
Colombia’s defense minister on Thursday stressed that his government will not negotiate with the FARC, after Senator Piedad Cordoba asked the E.U. to pressure Colombia to hold peace talks. Cordoba…
The Colombian government will name a high security and defense adviser following a wave of rural guerrilla attacks on the security forces, W Radio reported Wednesday. According to the radio…