Last child soldiers from Colombia’s rebel ranks to be freed
Dozens of child soldiers are expected to be released from Colombia’s FARC rebel group in the coming weeks as part of a peace deal that ended one of the world’s…
Dozens of child soldiers are expected to be released from Colombia’s FARC rebel group in the coming weeks as part of a peace deal that ended one of the world’s…
The surrender of child soldiers of the Marxist FARC guerrilla group will begin on February 1, Colombia’s High Commissioner for Peace announced on Thursday. High Commissioner Sergio Jaramillo emphasized that this…
The FARC, Colombia’s largest rebel group, suggested postponing its demobilization, citing the Colombian government’s continued inability to prepare the camps where guerrillas should demobilize and disarm. Rodrigo Londoño, a.k.a. Timochenko, took to Twitter…
French President François Hollande met with leaders of Colombia’s largest rebel movement Tuesday in an area where guerrillas will soon begin turning over weapons as part of a historic peace…
The President of France arrived in Colombia on Sunday in a show of support for the ongoing peace process between the FARC rebels and the government amid a looming diplomatic…
Colombia’s government acknowledged on Friday the threat of dissident FARC guerrillas following the seizure of 500 kilograms of cocaine in southwest Colombia. The seizure of the high-purity cocaine which belonged…
The UN Security Council was notified on Wednesday that deadlines on both the FARC’s demobilization and the dismantling of guerrilla explosives cannot be met. Jean Arnault, the Special Representative of the UN in…
Two were killed when Colombia’s demobilizing FARC rebels clashed with deserted guerrillas of the same organisation, local media reported on Wednesday amid further claims that paramilitary successor groups are moving in on rebel territory.…
The FARC has effectively begun demobilizing, local media and commanders of Colombia’s largest guerrilla group in modern history said Monday. According to Luciano Marin, a.k.a. “Ivan Marquez,” guerrillas have begun…