Colombia military supports peace process: Minister
Colombia’s armed forces fully support the government in its aim to begin peace talks with the country’s largest rebels groups FARC and ELN, the defense minister said Wednesday. In a…
Colombia’s armed forces fully support the government in its aim to begin peace talks with the country’s largest rebels groups FARC and ELN, the defense minister said Wednesday. In a…
Colombia’s defense minister said Sunday that, while the government reportedly is holding preliminary peace talks with the FARC, his only instruction is to “tirelessly beat terrorism and drug trafficking.” According…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Saturday he has not accepted the resignation of the country’s ministers of defense and foreign affairs who, together with all other ministers, had offered…
Colombia’s defense minister on Tuesday said allegations by former president Alvaro Uribe that the government is holding secret peace talks with guerrilla group FARC in Cuba are “false” and “creating…
Colombia’s defense ministry on Monday announced the creation of an anti-terrorism center in response to an increasing amount of rebel attacks in the southwest of the country. In the past…
Colombia’s defense minister said Thursday the Constitutional Court’s decision to order armed forces to leave indigenous territories in southeastern Colombia will not affect military presence in the volatile southwestern Cauca…
Ex-senator Piedad Cordoba is demanding a criminal investigation of Colombia’s Defense Minister and Inspector General for accusing the ex-senator of inciting violence, reported local media Tuesday. Cordoba’s attorney, Luis Guillermo…
Colombia’s defense minister announced Tuesday plans to inject more than one billion dollars into the national police. “We are allocating more than $200 million to correct the promotional system at executive level; more…
President Juan Manuel Santos admitted Monday that Colombians’ perception of security has gone down, but insisted that the security forces are increasingly effective in fighting rebel and neo-paramilitary groups. According…