Four guerrillas have been killed during offensives in northern Colombia while 17 more surrendered to authorities, reported El Espectador Wednesday. According to Army General Jorge Eleicer Suarez, the four casualties…
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe slammed a proposal for a ceasefire between the country’s government and guerrilla groups and called to “eliminate” the rebels’ “refuge in Venezuela.” “Colombians’ blood is…
Colombia’s coalition parties have rejected the idea of a bilateral ceasefire between government and rebels, instead proposing a trial period for the guerrillas to demonstrate they genuinely want peace. “The proposal would…
The NGO Colombians for Peace has sent letters to President Juan Manuel Santos and the commanders of the rebel groups FARC and ELN proposing a 90-day ceasefire in which to…
Colombian guerrilla groups like the FARC and ELN are the owners of some 120,834 acres of land in the south of Colombia, Caracol Radio reported Sunday. The radio station said…
Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group ELN vowed Monday to continue its war against the state in order to achieve “real peace” in the country. The rebels said on their website…
A Colombian Armed Forces bombing campaign on an ELN camp Wednesday killed seven guerrillas and wounded another four in the northern department of Bolivar. The military operation was directed against…
There are about 700 Colombian towns and villages that have the presence of illegal groups, according to the third national report on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. The report conducted by…
The leftist guerrilla group ELN released two hostages on Thursday who were kidnapped 18 months ago in northwest Colombia, reported local newspaper Territorio Chocoano. Engineer Oscar Valasquez and labour inspector Gonzalez…