The United States defense secretary guaranteed the continuation of military aid to Colombia Tuesday, along with military and logistical support, under the controversial Plan Colombia. The U.S. government made the…
Colombia’s Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon advised the population of the northeastern Colombian department of Arauca on Sunday not be intimidated by rumors of imminent attacks against the civilian population.…
The Colombian Army and National Police will expand security forces to cover an additional 3,000 miles of roads throughout the country, various media reported Friday. According to Defense Minister Rodrigo…
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 defense ministers of Brazil and Colombia announced Friday plans to fight drug trafficking, promote biodiversity, and protect indigenous populations in the Amazon border, reported El Espectador. Negotiations for a bilateral…
General Gustavo Matamoros Camacho, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Colombia’s armed forces, is to be replaced, various local media reported Thursday. The announcement was made Thursday morning by…
There are no neo-paramilitary groups operating in the Colombian capital nor in surrounding areas, according to Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera, El Espectador reported Tuesday. “The phenomenon of ‘Bacrim’ is not…
Colombia’s defense minister has called on Congress not to grant political status to neo-paramilitary groups, as they lack any political ideology and are simply “vulgar narco-traffickers,” RCN Radio reports Wednesday. Rodrigo…
The defense ministers of Colombia and Honduras met Tuesday to discuss the progress of cooperation between the two nations in the fight against international crime, with particular focus on international…