Army seizes two tons of FARC explosives
The Colombian army claims it seized two tons of explosives in the north of the Antioquia department. The explosives allegedly belong to the FARC. According to the army, the explosives…
The Colombian army claims it seized two tons of explosives in the north of the Antioquia department. The explosives allegedly belong to the FARC. According to the army, the explosives…
A demobilized guerrilla of the FARC claims Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with leaders of Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC on Colombian territory in 1998, one year before he became…
In Berne, Switzerland, on Monday Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba asked the international community to support a “humanitarian exchange” of FARC hostages for incarcerated guerrillas, in order to achieve peace in…
One hundred and seventy-nine people from a rural community in the Colombian department of Choco were displaced from their homes after being warned by a local paramilitary group of impending…
The Colombian government promised to provide aid to over 800 people from nearly 250 families in the central department of Antioquia, who were reportedly displaced last week by the FARC.…
The number of displaced Colombians known to be living in Ecuador has increased by 26,000, over 50%, following new figures released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), reported…
The anti-terrorism squad of the Colombian police force on Monday arrested the brother of the FARC’s “foreign minister” Rodrigo Granda in Bogota, for allegedly seeking funding for the guerrilla group.…
Colombia’s leading presidential candidates, Juan Manuel Santos and Noemi Sanin, have clashed over Santos’ criticism of potential peace talks with the FARC. Santos has previously supported talks, and the withdrawal…
The Colombian army says it captured 57 FARC guerillas, some of whom were killed, in operations across the country over this year’s Easter holiday week. Some 50 military operations against…