Tag: demobilizations
FARC investigating south Colombia rebel unit’s opposition to peace deal
A leader of Colombia’s FARC rebel group said on Thursday it was investigating why a breakaway unit is opposing a potential peace deal with the government that would end five decades of war. The Armando Rios First Front, a...
FARC says to be releasing no more than 25 child soldiers under 15
Colombia rebel group FARC on Sunday said it would release between 20 and 25 child soldiers under...
Colombia conflict lessons: Release of paramilitary child soldiers no model to be repeated
Colombia’s FARC rebels are set to release 170 child soldiers as part of a pending peace...
No peace deal for Colombia on March 23, FARC says
In spite of shaking hands on a March 23 deadline to finalize three-year-long peace talks, FARC...
Leader of FARC’s 20th Front demobilizes
The commander of rebel group FARC’s 20th Front has turned himself in to the Colombian armed forces, after 20 years fighting as a left-wing guerrilla. Pablo Antonio Ramírez Patiño, alias “Fabian”, demobilized in...
Violence in northern Colombia is due to neo-paramilitarism: NGO
Neo-paramilitary groups are the main generators of violence and threats against civilians in the northern Middle Magdalena region, according to a Colombian NGO. According to the conflict-monitoring NGO Nuevo Arco Iris, death...
Ex-peace commissioner undermined demobilization process: Ex-paramlitaries
Three extradited, ex-paramilitary commanders Wednesday accused the former peace commissioner of using his office to order the murders of guerrilla and paramilitary leaders who opposed the demobilization. Compiled in a letter...
845 FARC guerrillas ‘neutralized’ since peace talks began: Defense Minister
Since peace talks with the FARC, Colombia’s largest left-wing insurgency group were formally inaugurated in October of 2012 in Norway, 845 guerrillas have reportedly been “neutralized,” claimed the...
Demobilized paramilitaries and ex guerrillas complete reintegration program
130 demobilized members of illegal armed groups have graduated from Medellin’s rehabilitation program to integrate back into Colombian society. Former paramilitaries and ex guerrillas, many from the groups FARC and AUC,...
Colombia’s chief prosecutor wants longer sentences for demobilized paramilitaries
Demobilized paramilitaries, who are not fulfilling their obligations under the Justice and Peace Law, should lose their right to shorter sentences, according to Colombia’s Prosecutor General Thursday. The former members of...
FARC guerrillas offered way home for Christmas
“Operation Bethlehem” will create beacons and paths of light to guide demobilizing FARC guerrillas out of the jungle, said the Colombian army’s ad agency Thursday. The operation, a joint effort with the...
FARC still holding hostages: Deserted guerrillas
Allegedly defected FARC guerrillas have said the FARC’s “best kept secret is the number and where their hostages are hidden in their possession,” Noticias Uno reported Sunday. According to one of the escaped...
