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Military forces dismantle bomb in southwestern Colombia

Colombia’s 14th Mobile Brigade have defused a bomb found in the town of Caloto in the southwestern department of Cauca, reported local media. Security forces discovered 22 cylinders which contained over 100lbs. of black...

‘FARC’ kill 7 soldiers in southwest Colombia

Seven Colombian soldiers were killed early Monday in an ambush allegedly committed by left-wing guerrilla organization FARC in the southwestern Cauca department. Soldiers of the Army’s 14th Brigade were travelling in a military...

Six suspected ‘goat bombers’ captured in aerial assault

The Colombian military has detained six suspected members of the guerrilla group FARC believed to be responsible for a July 9 ‘goat bombing’ that left three dead, newspaper El Pais announced Monday. In a nighttime air assault in...

FARC attack same town 3 times in 6 weeks

The FARC reportedly attacked a military checkpoint in a town in the southwest Colombian department of Cauca, the town’s third attack in six weeks, Caracol Radio reported Friday. Community members in the town of Caloto...

Military disable ‘FARC’ car bomb

The military disabled a car bomb believed to have been placed by the FARC in the south Colombian Cauca department, newspaper El Espectador reported Monday. The car was set to detonate in the main park in the municipality of...

Army announces change in war strategy

Army Commander Alejandro Navas said that in view of recent attacks by the FARC in the Cauca region, the army is changing its strategy, newspaper El Espectador reported Thursday. The armed forces, according to Navas, have already...

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