Another election candidate killed in southwest Colombia
Violence in the southwestern Colombian town of Toribio, where the FARC detonated a bomb that nearly destroyed the town, is continuing as a political candidate and a health official were…
Violence in the southwestern Colombian town of Toribio, where the FARC detonated a bomb that nearly destroyed the town, is continuing as a political candidate and a health official were…
The governor of the southwestern Cauca department has asked the Colombian government to declare a state of emergency in the north of the department to release funds to rebuild towns…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) promised to continue aid on Friday to families affected by recent FARC violence in the town of Toribio. The press release indicated…
A report prepared by think tank Nuevo Arco Iris totaled 166 FARC attacks in the Cauca Department this year, and revealed new FARC tactics Thursday. The report cited 28 attacks…
The FARC’s 6th Front on Tuesday attacked a police checkpoint in Toribio, a town in the southwest of Colombia that was nearly destroyed on Saturday when guerrillas set off a…
Armed Forces Commander Admiral Edgar Cely arrived in Cauca to personally direct operations against the left-wing guerrilla group FARC in that department. In response to six different attacks in the…
Colombia’s Armed Forces Commander Admiral Edgar Cely said Monday that he would step down if his resignation would stop further terrorist acts from the left-wing guerrilla organization FARC. “If these…
The mayor of Toribio, the southwest Colombian town where FARC rebels killed six in a car bomb attack on Saturday, said Monday the government has failed to adequately protect his…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday ordered the formation of a new army unit to curb the increase in FARC violence in the southwestern Cauca department. The president’s three-point…