The commander of the Armed Forces on Monday criticized non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs) “unbalanced” evaluations of the Colombian armed conflict. Admiral Edgar Cely told Caracol Radio that NGOs are...
Commander of the Colombian Armed Forces Admiral Edgar Cely assured the indigenous people of Colombia that his new mountain task force in Cauca is not an occupation, various media reported Thursday. Addressing calls from the...
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 region this previous weekend,...
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 criminal and terrorist...
U.N. delegate Christian Salazar has rejected criticism from Colombia’s Military Chief Edgar Cely, who said that Salazar and the U.N. are “silent” and “never” condemn guerrilla terrorist attacks....
Colombia’s Industrial University of Santander (UIS) required both police and military presence after a recent “FARC-related” demonstration. The presence of armed forces in colleges or universities is a...
Colombia’s Interior and Justice Minister German Vargas Lleras and Military Chief Admiral Edgar Cely have contradicted each other’s accounts of the FARC “kidnapping” situation in the western Colombian...
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 Defense Minister...
Criminal drug trafficking bands are responsible for the Monday kidnapping of two soldiers in the Antioquia department, the commander of Colombia’s armed forces, Admiral Edgar Cely, told Caracol Radio Wednesday. The...
The commander of Colombia’s armed forces, Admiral Edgar Cely, has said that the FARC and the ELN are “dying” but they will not accept it and are increasing terrorist attacks in an attempt to stay visible, El...
Colombia’s government has warned that armed groups may use intimidation tactics to keep land they have illegally obtained, Caracol Radio reported Monday. Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo expressed concern that...
The commander of Colombia’s Armed Forces says the FARC are increasingly returning to traditional guerrilla tactics like the use of landmines, and warns of the difficulty of removing these devices, EFE reported Thursday....
