FARC did not end hostilities: Defense Minister
Colombia’s defense minister, Juan Carlos Pinzon, on Friday said the ceasefire called by FARC rebels was a “siren song.” Pinzon said the two-month, unilateral ceasefire called by the rebel group…
Colombia’s defense minister, Juan Carlos Pinzon, on Friday said the ceasefire called by FARC rebels was a “siren song.” Pinzon said the two-month, unilateral ceasefire called by the rebel group…
Violence attributed to Colombia’s largest rebel group, FARC, “diminished 80%” during the first week of January compared to the same period last year.
One person has been killed and three others injured in an alleged FARC attack which defied the unilateral truce of the guerrilla group during the Christmas period, reported local media.…
A bomb explosion near a police station in southwest Colombia injured 26 people Monday. A van, laden with explosives and bananas, blew up near a police station in Suarez, a…
Colombia’s State Council has ordered the national government to pay $87,000 in compensation to the families of a group of soldiers who died in a FARC attack, according to local…
A series of attacks in Colombia’s southern region by insurgent group FARC has left two policemen and five civilians injured, reported local media Sunday. Authorities have blamed Colombia’s largest guerrilla…
Peace negotiations between the Colombian government and guerrilla group FARC will move to the Cuban capital of Havana a day later than expected, reported local media Sunday. A preparatory meeting…
A suspected FARC raid has left two people dead, including a child, and two more wounded, local media reported Friday. The bloody event took place in the township of Timbiqui…
The leaders of Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC must continue negotiations in the peace process if they wish to stay alive, warned the director of the National Police Thursday. “For…