Tag: FARC in Venezuela
More than 4000 Colombian guerrillas in Venezuela: Governor
Some 4,000 Colombian guerrillas are camped in Venezuela, the governor of that country’s most...
Venezuela opposition candidate says Chavez is ‘accomplice of Colombian guerrillas’
Venezuelan presidential candidate Henrique Capriles on Monday said President Hugo Chavez, who is running for reelection on Sunday, is “an accomplice of the Colombian guerrillas.” In a press conference in the...
‘Mastermind’ of failed Bogota bomb attack killed in Venezuela
The alleged mastermind of a failed bomb attack in Bogota earlier this year has been shot and killed by police in Venezuela, Colombia’s defense minister announced Wednesday. The alleged FARC guerrilla, known as “El...
Uribe ‘lacked balls, not time’: Chavez
Venezuela president Hugo Chavez said Wednesday Colombia’s ex-president Alvaro Uribe “lacked balls” in response to the ex-president’s claims that “only time” stopped him from hitting the FARC and ELN in Venezuela. Uribe...
Uribe planned military intervention against FARC, ELN in Venezuela
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe admitted Monday he planned a military intervention against the rebel groups FARC and ELN in Venezuela but “didn’t have time” to execute it before his presidential term...
Colombia asks for Venezuela’s cooperation to fight guerrillas, drug gangs
Colombia’s defense minister reiterated the importance of coordinating with Venezuelan authorities to defeat guerrillas and drug traffickers along the border region Wednesday. During a visit to Cucuta, in Colombia’s northeast,...
Senator calls for investigation into Venezuela’s ‘torture of Colombians’
Colombian Senator Armando Benedetti asked the government to open an investigation in response to allegations that Venezuelan security forces tortured Colombians they held in custody, Radio Caracol reported Wednesday. Four...
Venezuela ‘tortured Colombians’
Four Colombian men who had been arrested by Venezuelan armed forces on the border said Saturday they were tortured while in custody. The four were part a group of ten Colombians reported missing in the countries’ northern...
No illegal armed groups near Colombia border: Venezuela
The Venezuelan government has found no evidence of illegal armed groups near its border with Colombia, Venezuela’s minister of the interior told reporters Thursday. “We’ve looked into it, and we’ve found...
Colombia border challenges go ‘beyond the military’: Chavez
Venezuela’s security challenges along its border with Colombia go “beyond the military,” Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told reporters Tuesday. To strengthen the border, Venezuela must “insert...
Venezuela sends 3000 troops to Colombia border
Venezuela said Thursday it is sending 3,000 extra troops to enforce security on the Colombian border following the death of 12 Colombian soldiers who were attacked on Monday by FARC guerrillas operating from the Venezuelan side...
FARC hiding in Venezuela: Colombia defense minister
The FARC rebel front accused of killing 12 Colombian soldiers Monday is stationed in Venezuela and moves easily between the two countries, Colombia’s minister of defense said Tuesday. The guerrilla unit probably has been...
