An NGO has reported that five civilians were killed and 64 others were wounded by landmines and other explosives in the first half of 2014 in Colombia, local media reported on Thursday.
Colombian authorities have uncovered 1,500 anti-personnel mines and over 3,000 pounds of explosives in a cache reportedly belonging to Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, national media reported on Monday.
In five raids across Medellin, police found arms and explosives that led to the arrest of eight men who police say were providing the weapons to Colombia’s largest rebel group,…
The Colombian Army dismantled and destroyed three separate caches of explosives totaling around 660 pounds, allegedly belonging to Colombia’s largest rebel group the FARC, Colombia’s El Espectador newspaper reported on…
A Colombian judge sentenced Ulises Castellanos Beltran to 30 years in prison after an assassination attempt against former Minister Fernando Londoño Hoyos in May 2012, Colombian media reported Thursday.
Colombia’s Armed Forces in the southwest state of Cauca seized over one ton of explosives, dismantled a bomb factory and discovered a boat belonging to FARC guerrillas, according to local…
Seven guerrilla suspects including six students have been caught infiltrating Colombian universities. The six students and one teacher accused of rebel activity were allegedly “responsible for recruiting college students and…
Colombia has reached the “dishonorable figure” of 10,001 landmine victims, said the vice presidency of the country Tuesday. Colombia’s Vice President Angelino Garzon lamented the number of victims due to…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC was urged to reveal the location of its anti-personnel mines in various areas of the country as the peace process continues. “We need to have…