Soldiers attacked in central Colombia
Four soldiers were injured on Tuesday when unknown attackers threw grenades at their vehicle in central Colombia. According to the authorities, the attack was carried out by two men on a motorbike who threw…
Four soldiers were injured on Tuesday when unknown attackers threw grenades at their vehicle in central Colombia. According to the authorities, the attack was carried out by two men on a motorbike who threw…
At least eight people were killed and several more injured when a suspension bridge at a popular tourist area in central Colombia collapsed on Monday morning. The incident took place in…
The 10-day delay in preparing the demobilization and disarmament camps for demobilizing FARC rebels should not delay their scheduled disarmament, said Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos Thursday. The president said so while visiting…
Colombia’s largest paramilitary successor group, the AGC, a.k.a. “Los Urabeños,” are moving troops to central Colombia to reinforce their presence in former FARC territory, according to the military. The Gaitanista…
Colombia is expanding its land restitution program into former no-go areas in the country’s war-torn south aiming to return land stolen from farmers by illegal armed groups, the government has…
In an ongoing attempt to curb the power of successor groups, authorities in central Colombia arrested “Nube Negra,” the alleged leader of AUC successor “Libertadores de Vichada.” Nube Negra, whose…
Three guerrilla fighters of Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC were injured in combat with the military, weeks after both had agreed to a bilateral ceasefire. The violent incident took place in…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday he had suspended the environmental license that allowed a US oil company’s subsidiary to explore fracking possibilities near one of the country’s most precious ecosystems.
Locals and Colombia tourism operators are furious after finding out the subsidiary of a US oil company is allowed to explore fracking possibilities near the springs of the Caño Cristales river, one…