Guerrillas threaten Colombia’s local elections
Guerrilla organization EMC threatened to ban politicians from regions under their control ahead of local elections in October. In a pamphlet, the guerrillas that are commanded by “Ivan Mordisco” said…
Guerrilla organization EMC threatened to ban politicians from regions under their control ahead of local elections in October. In a pamphlet, the guerrillas that are commanded by “Ivan Mordisco” said…
President Gustavo Petro unilaterally suspended a ceasefire with guerrilla group EMC in southern Colombia in response to a massacre. The suspension allows the military to resume operations in the part…
Leaders of one of Colombia’s largest guerrilla groups said their organization is ready for formal peace talks with the government. At a public event in the southern Caqueta province, a…
Nestor Gregorio Vera, a.k.a. “Ivan Mordisco,” became one of Colombia’s most powerful guerrilla leaders after the demobilization of the now-defunct guerrilla group FARC. Because the current commander of the General…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Monday that “a peace process begins” with the largest guerrilla organization of FARC dissidents. On Twitter, Petro specified that there will be formal negotiations between…
Colombia’s armed forces have said that five soldiers were “kidnapped” by guerrillas since a bilateral ceasefire took force on January 1. One of the soldiers has been released and four…
At least 10 people have been killed in fighting between two rival guerrilla groups in northeast Colombia this week, locals told media. The armed conflict in the northeastern Arauca province…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office suspended the arrest warrants for three dissident FARC guerrillas who have been appointed to negotiate peace with the government. The three guerrilla are leaders of the…
Contrary to claims made by President Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s government has made no ceasefire agreements with any illegal armed group. Petro said on Saturday that “we have agreed a bilateral…