28,000 troops arrive in tense Cauca department
President Juan Manuel Santos announced the arrival of 28,000 troops Tuesday in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca department, where a recent surge in violence has forced thousands from their homes. The new…
President Juan Manuel Santos announced the arrival of 28,000 troops Tuesday in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca department, where a recent surge in violence has forced thousands from their homes. The new…
Colombia’s government and indigenous representatives began talks Monday about escalated tensions in the southwest of the country that followed ongoing fighting between left-wing guerrilla group FARC and government forces. The…
Colombia’s Air Force (FAC) said it received the black box from a military aircraft that crashed July 11 in suspected FARC territory in the country’s southwest. The black box was…
Indigenous leaders in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca department said the black box from an air force plane that crashed July 11 will be handed over to authorities, reported radio station Caracol. The…
Indigenous community leaders from the department of Cauca denied Thursday a government-announced truce between Colombia’s army and the indigenous guard. The alleged accord stated that there would be no more armed…
Colombian authorities said Thursday they have reached an agreement with indigenous leaders to end the tense situation in the southwestern department of Cauca, although community leaders from the area disputed…
Colombian authorities revealed an intercepted email allegedly from the FARC Wednesday inciting indigenous people in southwestern Colombia to “demand the withdrawal” of government forces from the region. “Deal propaganda in…
An alleged FARC sniper killed a policeman Wednesday in Colombia’s southwestern department of Cauca. Another policeman was wounded in the fighting, according to police, which took place in the municipality…
The commander of Colombia’s Third Army Division, General Miguel Perez, was relieved of his duties Wednesday following an escalation of violence in teh southwest of the country. The Colombian government…