3 ‘FARC’ hostages released
The Colombian army on Thursday rescued three engineers who were captured in southwest Colombia early Thursday morning by armed men claiming to be FARC rebels. The victims, an environmental engineer…
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57 indigenous people murdered in southwest Colombia in 2012: Indigenous leader
A representative of an indigenous organization on Tuesday said that the notorious neo-paramilitary organization “Los Urabeños” has infiltrated the southwestern Colombian department of Cauca. Los Urabeños hail from northwestern Colombia,…
Indigenous leader assassinated by FARC guerrillas
An indigenous organization has denounced Colombia’s largest left-wing guerrilla group, FARC, for allegedly assassinating an indigenous leader. The association of indigenous councils of Northern Cauca (ACIN) have, in an open…
FARC launch several attacks after ceasefire ends
Colombia’s largest rebel group, FARC, launched a series of attacks after ending their two-month unilateral ceasefire. The first attack took place in the northern Norte de Santander department, where guerrilla…
‘Drug alliances’ terrorize Colombia’s Pacific coast
Drug wars and alliances between left-wing rebels and armed, criminal groups threaten stability along Colombia’s Pacific coast, says the commander of Colombia’s Navy in the Pacific. “In the Pacific operate…
At least 4 injured in southwest Colombia New Year attack
Four people were injured Tuesday in an attack on a southwestern Colombia police station. Colombia’s new year began with an act of violence when an explosive device was launched against…
Colombia military ‘kills at least 5 FARC guerrillas’
Colombia’s armed forces have killed at least five FARC guerrillas in a military offensive in the southwest of the country, local authorities said Sunday. The combat took place on the…
Colombia arrests 6 soldiers for drug trafficking
Colombia’s prosecutor general’s office announced that six soldiers transported marijuana on a military aircraft. A judge on Monday granted arrest warrants for soldiers who allegedly were in possession of 55…
1 killed, 3 injured in southwest Colombia ‘FARC attack’
One person has been killed and three others injured in an alleged FARC attack which defied the unilateral truce of the guerrilla group during the Christmas period, reported local media.…