Four guerrillas from rebel group the ELN accused of Thursday’s murder of four Colombian soldiers are captured in Venezuela, El Espectador reported Friday. Colombian Defence Minister Rodrigo Rivera confirmed that the ELN…
Former President Alvaro Uribe in 2004 predicted the rise of neo-paramilitary groups from the ashes of the demobilized AUC. He also said guerrilla groups FARC and ELN wouldn’t last to…
Former Senator Piedad Cordoba wants President Juan Manuel Santos to authorize her to talk to the FARC and mediate a political way out of Colombia’s 45-year-long armed conflict between state…
Mexico’s mediator suspected the FARC and the Cuban government of having frustrated peace talks held between rebel group ELN and the government of Alvaro Uribe, diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks…
Amnesty International urges Colombia’s guerrilla groups to stop all kidnapping and hostage taking. The human rights group released a statement Thursday welcoming the FARC’s release of hostage Marcos Baquero, but…
Fresh attacks on a Trans-Andean oil pipeline have occurred in the southwest Colombian department of Nariño, RCN Radio reported Monday. Authorities are yet to confirm who is responsible for the…
The army is deciding how to respond to thousands of Colombian indigenous people who are protesting near the Venezuelan border after three of their leaders were arrested for alleged ties…
Some 164 members of leftist guerrilla groups demobilized in January, the government announced Tuesday. According to a report by the Program for Humanitarian Attention for the Demobilized, 145 of the…
Colombian officials capture “El Flaco,” a high ranking member of the ELN responsible for the security of one of the guerrilla group’s top commanders. Alirio Antonio, alias “El Flaco” or “Jorge,”…