UN counter-narcotics officials attacked in south Colombia: report
Alleged guerrillas that refused to demobilize with the FARC last year have attacked six UN officials who were in southern Colombia to verify the removal of coca crop. The United…
Alleged guerrillas that refused to demobilize with the FARC last year have attacked six UN officials who were in southern Colombia to verify the removal of coca crop. The United…
Colombia’s leading newspaper reported on a FARC transition camp where former combatants successfully constructed the country’s first legal socialist commune. The reintegration of FARC fighters is currently being monitored by…
The annual festival of Florencia in southern Colombia unwillingly turned into a 21st century version of Woodstock after the military burned seized marijuana, according to local media. According to website…
A prominent member of a dissident group of FARC guerrillas was killed in an attempted arrest on Monday, according to the defense minister. Mauricio de Jesus Medina, aka “Morrudo,” died in…
While the dead bodies of many are still buried under the rubble caused by a mudslide in southern Colombia, ongoing torrential rains continue to threaten the country. According to President Juan Manuel…
The first dissident FARC group surrendered to authorities on Saturday, only three months after refusing to demobilize with Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the military said. “Mojoso,” the first commander of the FARC’s dissident 14th…
Colombia has witnessed a major rise in deforestation following the departure of the Marxist-inspired rebels from their former territories of control, reported Colombian magazine Pacifista. Over the past few months…
Two were killed when Colombia’s demobilizing FARC rebels clashed with deserted guerrillas of the same organisation, local media reported on Wednesday amid further claims that paramilitary successor groups are moving in on rebel territory.…
Colombia’s largest guerrilla organization, the FARC, will hold its 10th and last guerrilla conference between September 13 and 19 and vote to dissolve the group. For the conference, some 200 representatives of…