The Colombian military tried to “cover up” the responsibility of a high-level commander in the 1997 Mapiripan massacre by falsely implicating a lower-ranked official, the state department said in a…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General ordered the investigation Thursday of a series of emails between retired military officers referencing the overthrow of current President Juan Manuel Santos. Eduardo Montealegre asked his office’s…
Colombia’s defense minister announced plans Thursday a month-long tour of the country to determine security needs in local communities. Senior military and police personnel will join Defense Minister Juan Carlos…
Some 400 members of an indigenous community in southwestern Colombia occupied a military base Wednesday, demanding government forces leave the region, which has been plagued by increasing violence recently. The…
The Colombian Navy reported the death of two militants belonging to the guerrilla group the ELN after a two-hour clash Wednesday in the western department of Choco. Authorities confiscated arms,…
Armed forces said Monday they have killed one guerrilla and captured another while dismantling five rebel camps in an offensive against the FARC in central Colombia. According to an army…
ELN guerrillas murdered three police officers in the Casanare department in eastern Colombia Sunday, according to local media. Police assigned to the area were providing protection for an oil company…
Seventeen Colombian soldiers were injured in a traffic accident in the south of the country Sunday, according to local authorities. Four of the soldiers were taken to hospital in critical…
The Colombian army detained five of its members on Wednesday in Antioquia caught delivering over 600 kilograms of cocaine to criminal groups. The commander of the Colombian army’s Seventh Brigade,…