Colombia’s demobilizing FARC guerrillas will be sheltered in pre-demobilization camps while the government tries to revive a peace deal with the Marxist rebels that was struck down in a referendum early this month.…
Colombia’s FARC guerrilla group is concentrating its approximately 6,600 fighters in coordination with the United Nations while waiting for a resumption of a stranded peace process, according to the UN mission…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos summoned all political parties, particularly the conservative opposition, for an urgency meeting on Monday after the country’s voters unexpectedly suspended an ongoing peace process with FARC rebels.…
In a historic vote, Colombia’s electorate on Sunday rejected a recently signed peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels, stopping in its tracks a peace process that had already begun. With 99.08%…
Colombia’s armed forces said Sunday there have been no incidents of violence or irregularities ahead of a referendum on peace with the Marxist FARC rebel group. According to Armed Forces commander General Juan Pablo Rodriguez,…
The United Nations said Saturday it has overseen the destruction of the first cache of explosives of rebel group FARC that is currently demobilizing and disarming after signing peace with the government.…
Ahead of schedule, Colombia rebel group FARC has surrendered a list of the 5,765 guerrillas who are set to begin demobilizing and disarming in the coming week, General Javier Florez, the coordinator of the guerrillas’…
The contrast couldn’t be more dramatic: As Colombia’s president and the head of its largest guerrilla movement were putting their signatures on a historic peace deal, a 6-year-old boy was…
Following the signing of peace between Colombia’s government and FARC rebels, the chief government negotiator said the historic ceremony also marked “D-Day,” the day the FARC’s 180-day demobilization and disarmament begins.…