Tag: eta

Spanish judge demands Venezuela explains FARC/ETA ties

A Spanish judge on Thursday insisted that Caracas explains the relationship between the Venezuelan government, Colombian rebel group FARC and Basque separatist group ETA. Judge Eloy Velasco charged six members of the Basque...

‘ETA trained perpetrators of Bogota bombing’

Officials in Colombia’s Prosecutor Generals Office said Wednesday that the Basque separatist group, the ETA, trained the FARC to carry out last month’s terrorist attack on former Minister Fernando LondoƱo. The ETA...

Uribe slams FARC truce proposal

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...

Santos hopes FARC follow example of Spain’s ETA

President Juan Manuel Santos hopes that the left-wing guerrilla organization FARC can follow the example of Basque separatist group ETA, which recently announced the end of its armed campaign against the Spanish state. “I...

French authorities arrest ETA member accused of FARC ties

French authorities have detained one of the most sought-after members of the Basque separatist group ETA, believed to have ties with the FARC guerrilla organization, international media reported Friday. Suspected ETA member...

Man linked to FARC and Spanish ETA arrested

A man suspected of being a link between Colombia’s largest guerrilla group the FARC and the Spanish terrorist group ETA has been captured in Caucasia, Antioquia department, and is to be extradited to Spain, local media...

Ex-FARC members claim ETA trained rebels

Two former FARC members told a Spanish court that several members of the Spanish terrorist organization ETA trained the rebel group in handling explosives between 2002 and 2008, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. In a video...

Alleged ETA member charged for training FARC

Prosecutors Friday charged an alleged member of the Basque separatist group ETA of training members of the Colombian guerrilla group FARC in computer science, reported newspaper El Tiempo Friday. Iraitz Guesalag was arrested in...

France, Spain arrest alleged FARC allies

Spanish and French authorities on Tuesday arrested two alleged members of Basque separatist group ETA suspected of collaborating with Colombian guerrilla group FARC. French police arrested Iraitz Guesalaga and Spanish police...

Spain asks Colombia for more evidence in FARC-ETA case

A Spanish judge asked Colombian authorities for more evidence to support accusations that the FARC and ETA have been organizing workshops in Venezuela and Colombia. Judge Eloy Velasco asked Colombia’s police to verify...

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