Colombia’s Inspector General has criticized the “overuse” of the social networking website Twitter by the country’s public officials, newspaper El Espectador reported Sunday. Alejandro Ordoñez Maldonado says the publication of formal…
Two alleged members of Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, were captured in Ecuador Friday, reported newspaper El Espectador. In a joint military effort, the National Navy of Colombia shared information…
Five Colombian policemen returned to the site of their kidnapping Thursday after 14 years in FARC captivity, reported Radio Caracol. The policemen were members of the last group of ten…
Colombian security forces discovered 3.5 tons of marijuana in the southwest department of Cauca, according to an army statement released Thursday. The Colombian Army, in coordination with police, located the…
Alleged FARC guerrillas detonated explosives at a military post in the southwestern department of Cauca, amid ongoing clashes between rebels and security forces. The fighting invovled the Colombian Army’s 14th…
The Colombian military destroyed four alleged FARC camps in central Colombia, newspaper El Espectador reported Thursday. Troops from the Omega Joint Task Force found the illegal camps in the department…
A Colombian army major is accused of taking part in the murder of 11 youths and falsely presenting them as guerrillas killed in battle, local media reported Tuesday. Ex-Colonel Luis…
Armed clashes between the Colombian military and the FARC displaced 72 families in the western Colombian department of Cauca, Radio Caracol reported Monday. Fighting occurred in the rural area of…
A team of U.S. computer experts has arrived in Colombia to help national authorities recover information from the computer of deceased FARC leader “Alfonso Cano,” reported Colombian newspaper El Espectador Monday.…