As Colombia troops search for two missing police officers who were allegedly kidnapped by the FARC, the country’s largest left-wing insurgency, Colombia’s vice-president on Sunday demanded that the guerrillas return…
Two Colombian soldiers have been arrested after they were caught transporting half a ton of cocaine, authorities said Thursday. The lieutenant and his subordinate were caught with 410 kilograms of…
Colombia announced Monday the purchase of another C295 airplane, intended for troop transport and humanitarian aid. Airbus Military, a Madrid-based subsidiary of Airbus, said the Colombian government had placed an…
The Odyssean story of Sergeant Jose Guarnizo, a former hostage now condemned for participation in a massacre, has shed light on the extraordinary complexity of Colombia’s half-century armed conflict. Guarnizo…
A Colombian naval helicopter crashed near the Ecuadorian border leaving one crew member dead and another four injured, local media reported on Sunday. According to reports, the helicopter was en…
Colombia’s armed forces have killed at least five FARC guerrillas in a military offensive in the southwest of the country, local authorities said Sunday. The combat took place on the…
The European Union said Satuday it expects Colombia to “assuage” concerns over impunity generated by a recently approved justice reform amplifying the jurisdiction of military tribunals. In a press statement,…
The Colombian army said Thursday it has discovered 55 pounds of marijuana in a military aircraft. Acting on intelligence reports, soldiers found the drugs Wednesday in an aircraft parked on…
The military will strengthen the independence of its courts to prevent impunity, Colombia’s army commander on Wednesday told critics of a newly approved justice reform granting more jurisdiction to military…