Colombia pledged on Sunday to de-escalate military action against leftist guerrillas if the rebels uphold their unilateral ceasefire, providing a breakthrough in peace talks that had been threatened by an…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC on Wednesday announced to resume a unilateral ceasefire on July 20, two months after suspending one they had called in December.
The FARC’s five-month unilateral ceasefire between December and May caused major unrest among guerrilla units, one of the group’s top military commanders and peace negotiator told The Associated Press.
The vast majority of Colombians are against the government agreeing to a bilateral ceasefire with the FARC. While this position is respectable and understandable, I believe it is also very erroneous and even…
Colombia’s conservative opposition released a study positing that a least one act of violence per day has been committed by the FARC since peace talks first began 1,000 days ago.
The five-month unilateral ceasefire of Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC, which ended a week ago, resulted in a 90% reduction in violence compared to the same period in previous years of…
Colombia’s ombudsman, the country’s highest human rights official, said Thursday he supports a bilateral ceasefire with FARC rebels as urged by guarantor countries Norway and Cuba.
The ELN, Colombia’s second largest rebel group, said on Monday that it supports fellow-rebel group FARC in suspending a unilateral ceasefire after an army attack killed 26 alleged FARC guerrillas.
Following an escalation of violence that led to the FARC’s suspension of its unilateral ceasefire on Friday, opinions in Colombia’s politics are as divided as never before.