Colombia has made 56 arrests in investigations into the killings of 133 community leaders and rights activists that have taken place since the beginning of 2016. Assassins of four leaders have been convicted,…
Colombia’s armed forces are too slow and too inefficient in moving into territory formerly controlled by FARC rebels, allowing dissident guerrillas, paramilitaries and drug trafficking groups to violently take over abandoned…
The Colombian army has formally asked forgiveness for a 2006 massacre of 10 anti-narcotics police agents by an army unit working for local drug traffickers. Colonel Byron Carvajal and 14 other members of…
Colombia’s military is failing to enter former FARC territories, effectively allowing paramilitary groups and drug gangs to fill the void and set in motion a new wave of terror, homicides and forced…
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…
Colombia’s last active rebel group, the ELN, freed a hostage soldier Monday in a new goodwill gesture on the eve of peace talks to end a 53-year conflict. The news…
Months after Colombia’s FARC rebels abandoned their traditional territory, Colombia’s military has begun entering these territories amid civilian complaints other illegal groups have already filled the power vacuum. The FARC’s demobilization was…
For the first time since the breaking of the “false positives” scandal almost nine years ago, Colombia prosecutors called a general to trial to respond for the execution of civilians who…
Colombia’s armed forces will not move into abandoned FARC territory until after January 1, the country’s military commander said Monday. The governor of Antioquia announced in June already that the military…