An alleged FARC attack Tuesday night killed two and seriously injured three members of the National Police stationed in southwestern Colombia, reported Radio Santa Fe Wednesday. The police were on duty at…
The Colombian government announced Friday Friday that Jose Roberto Leon will succeed Oscar Naranjo, the widely hailed outgoing National Police director who will step down on May 15. Leon is…
A Colombian court has ordered the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces to pay more than $260,000 to the family of a young man who was murdered and disguised…
Three U.S. military contractors have been awarded $318 million by a Tampa Bay judge after being held in FARC captivity between 2003 and 2008. The money will come from 21…
Brazil’s Defense Minister Celso Amorim announced that his government will buy four river patrol boats from Colombia to improve security along the Amazon River. “It is very important because it…
Colombia’s armed forces cleared up confusion over suspended operations and intentions to initiate the rescue of French journalist Romeo Langlois. In a message to the AFP, General Javier Rey said…
Thirteen members of Colombia’s armed forces died in the north of Colombia Monday when the helicopter they were flying in caught fire and crashed. The helicopter, a Bell 212, reportedly…
In several joint operations, Colombian armed forces discovered four weapons caches allegedly belonging to the FARC, according to two military press releases. Ammunition, weapons and goods for making explosives were…
A court on Monday ordered Colombia’s security forces to apologize for failing to apologize for failing to stop the execution-style slaughter of fisherman in the northeastern department of Magdalena in 2000.…