Ecopetrol discovers oil in central Colombia
Ecopetrol announced Tuesday it has discovered oil in Colombia’s central department of Meta. The state-owned oil firm’s press release states that the well is just over a kilometer in depth and…
Ecopetrol announced Tuesday it has discovered oil in Colombia’s central department of Meta. The state-owned oil firm’s press release states that the well is just over a kilometer in depth and…
Two people were killed and at least ten others were injured on Sunday when a grenade exploded at a police checkpoint in the central Colombian city of Villavicencio. According to…
An e-mail found on the computers of deceased FARC military head “Mono Jojoy” says that two police hostages escaped from FARC captivity in 2009, but were recaptured a month later. President…
Colombian authorities say they arrested the person in charge of the finances of paramilitary drug lord “El Cuchillo,” one of the country’s most wanted men. According to the authorities, Jairo…
President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday personally congratulated security forces involved in Operation Sodom, a joint military offensive in central Colombia that killed “Mono Jojoy,” military commander of the country’s…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday will visit La Macarena, the town closest to the jungle rebel camp where top FARC guerrilla leader “Mono Jojoy,” was killed earlier this…
In the FARC’s first public statement since the death of military leader “Mono Jojoy,” the guerrilla group says it is “calling for a chance at peace, not for surrender,” reports…
France congratulated Colombia Friday for the death of FARC guerrilla leader “Mono Jojoy,” as well as asking the group to cease violent action. The European country urged the FARC to…
The Colombian Prosecutor General’s Office is investigating three alleged cases of “false positives,” civilians murdered by the army and reported as guerrillas, buried in what was alleged to be a…