Violence escalates in northwest Colombia
August has been the most violent month of the year so far in the department of Cordoba after 62 people were murdered, according to a report released by the local…
August has been the most violent month of the year so far in the department of Cordoba after 62 people were murdered, according to a report released by the local…
Colombia’s armed forces confirmed Friday the rise in murders throughout the department in Cordoba and announced an increase in forces in the area to counter guerrilla violence, RCN Radio reported…
The governor of the northwestern Cordoba department offers the defense minister her job for one month amid growing concern about the security of her population. In an interview with El…
The governor of the north-Colombian Cordoba department said Monday she is “desperate” for assistance with increasing violence and assassinations in her department. In an interview with W Radio, Governor Marta…
Rumors have suggested that the Cordoba department is unable to select a beauty queen to replace last years candidate for the annual Miss Colombia pageant. According to gossip news site…
A Colombian bishop who had served as an intermediary between drug trafficking organizations and the government was transferred by the Vatican to a different seat Sunday, El Meridiano reported.…
Colombia’s interior minister announced Thursday that the government will enhance security in specific departments in response to nearly a dozen political assassinations in 2011. After a meeting with Central Electoral…
A former army official was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for the “false positive” killing of three civilians in northern Colombia in 2007, reported newspaper El Espectador.…
515 members of neo-paramilitary or drug trafficking organizations have been arrested in north Colombia over the past four months, said the commander of the country’s armed forces Saturday. According to…