Colombia’s chatty defense minister puts strain on ties with Ecuador
Colombia’s handling of the kidnapping and murder of a team of journalists from Ecuador has...
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Colombia will not participate in NATO Wars: Santos
Colombia’s president declared on Monday that the South American country would...
Colombia’s ELN rebels suspected of all attacks on police this weekend
Colombia’s Defense Ministry on Monday confirmed that guerrilla group ELN was behind a bomb attack on a police station that killed five people on Saturday. The group has also become the prime suspect of two more attacks on...
Colombia military ‘ready to confront ELN’ if ceasefire fails
Colombia’s defense minister said Tuesday that ELN guerrillas will “the full...
Deadly violence in Colombia barely dropped despite peace process
Colombia’s ongoing peace process has failed to significantly reduce deadly violence in its...
US approved Colombia’s criticized counter-narcotics strategy: defense minister
Colombia’s defense minister said Tuesday that the United States approved the South American...
Colombia’s interior and defense ministers to be sacked amid troubled peace process: report
Colombia president Juan Manuel Santos is set to fire his Ministers of the Interior, Defense and...
Luis Carlos Villegas
Luis Carlos Villegas is Colombia’s former defense minister, the country’s former...
Colombia Defense Minister confirms that coca production continues to rise
Colombia’s Minister for Defense on Tuesday confirmed that coca production in the South...
Colombia military taking it easy as paramilitaries and drug lords overrun FARC territory
Colombia’s military is failing to enter former FARC territories, effectively...
Brazil and Colombia pledge to fight drug trafficking
Defense ministers from Brazil and Colombia agreed to step up their fight against drug traffickers...
Colombia announces military offensive against FARC dissidents
Colombia’s defense minister announced an offensive against FARC dissidents on Wednesday following the defection of five members from the Marxist guerrilla group earlier this week. “Those who declare dissent from the...
