Ecuadorean security forces captured seven suspected FARC members in the border province of Sucumbios Monday. Among those captured was Wilson Tapiero Tique, alias “Dumar” or “Trincho,” who Ecuadorean Army Colonel Arturo…
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa announced plans to identify and eliminate any FARC presence within his country’s borders Thursday. “I cannot guarantee that there is no infiltration of the FARC [in…
Colombia began hosting the 2012 Inter-American Naval War Game Monday, a regional exercise to promote cohesion among navies in dealing with potential maritime threats. The event has been held since…
14 Colombians were among 17 people arrested for the murder of two Venezuelan soldiers, Venezuela’s defense minister Henry Rangel announced Thursday. The two soldiers were ambushed and killed while patrolling…
Colombia’s Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin has denied reports of a clash between Colombian and Venezuelan forces in the northern border area Thursday morning. Unofficial sources claiming that a Venezuelan soldier…
A Venezuelan soldier has been killed and three injured in clashes with the Colombian Army after crossing into Colombia illegally, according to unofficial sources reported by RCN Radio. Members of the…
The guerrilla presence along the Colombia-Venezuela border will be discussed during upcoming meetings between the two governments, reported Radio Caracol Thursday. The discussions, in which defense ministers of both countries…
Ecuador has deployed some 10,000 security forces to its border with Colombia to deal with a “most grave” security problem, President Rafael Correa said Saturday. Correa said the troops and…
The defense ministers of Colombia and Ecuador on Monday announced they will jointly increase efforts to fight illegal armed groups that operate in the two countries’ shared border region. Colombian…