10 rebels arrested, 6 demobilize in southwestern Colombia
Colombian armed forces said they have arrested 10 FARC rebels in operations in the southwest of the country Saturday. According to a press release, five members of the FARC’s Jacobo…
Colombian armed forces said they have arrested 10 FARC rebels in operations in the southwest of the country Saturday. According to a press release, five members of the FARC’s Jacobo…
Colombia’s defense ministry has claimed 110 children demobilized from illegal armed militias in 2012 so far, reported El Tiempo Wednesday. According to Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon “In the last…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group ELN on Tuesday vowed to continue attacks on multinational oil and mining corporations until the government has created conditions for peace talks. While reaffirming the…
Rebels burned three oil tankers and battled with Colombian armed forces in the western Choco department on Tuesday. Three tankers were attacked on the road by presumed guerrillas near the town…
An Ecuadorean hostage on Sunday escaped from Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group ELN with one of the rebels who suggested they flee. During a press conference in Bogota Monday the…
Rebel group ELN and right-wing neo-paramilitary groups should be involved in the peace process Colombia plans to have with the FARC, the president of the country’s State Council said Tuesday.…
A former leader of Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group ELN has urged his former companions to lay down their arms and join the peace process, reported local media Tuesday. In…
Ex-senator Piedad Cordoba has confirmed Monday that Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group ELN will also seek negotiations towards a peace process with the government. In an interview with news site…
Attacks by Colombia’s rebel groups FARC and ELN on infrastructure, security forces and civilian targets increased 35% in August compared to the month before, according to Colombia Reports’ conflict monitor.…