Colombian military to add 25,000 new soldiers
Colombia’s defense minister said Thursday that the military will add 25,000 new soldiers to its ranks over the next two years, reported local media. Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon…
Colombia’s defense minister said Thursday that the military will add 25,000 new soldiers to its ranks over the next two years, reported local media. Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon…
Colombia has trained more than 13,000 soldiers from more than 40 countries since 2005, claimed the defense ministry in a press release Wednesday. Security training has become a new “item…
Colombia’s military on Wednesday confiscated a remote control helicopter and video camera allegedly belonging to FARC guerrillas. The army’s Third Division seized a remote-controlled plane tucked into a cove in…
A group of Colombian soldiers is awarded with heroism medals for not responding with violence when indigenous forced them off their military base in July. The Colombia military awarded the…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has approved on Thursday a $5.7 billion increase to the 2013 defense budget. “Not for a single day or minute will we let our guard…
The Colombian government has upheld a decision to dismiss nine military officers for torturing 21 fellow soldiers during a counter-guerrilla training program in 2006, reported local media. Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s…
The Colombian government has ruled out discussing military doctrine during the peace talks with FARC, which are currently underway in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. “It is absolutely clear that…
A proposed constitutional reform currently before the Colombian Congress would “undermine justice” by handing an undue amount of power to the military, according to the United Nations on Monday. Senior…
Five soldiers have been killed by FARC rebels in the south of Colombia, a regional army commander said Saturday. According to the commander of the 27th Jungle Brigade, the five…