Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos maintained that the country’s violent struggle should be classified as an internal “armed conflict,” rather than a “terrorist threat,” in a Tuesday meeting. Santos stated…
President Juan Manuel Santos has announced the imposition of new military measures to stop guerrillas and drug traffickers that are currently operating with little opposition in the jungle department of…
Colombia spent $12 billion on defense and security in 2010, a government report said . According to the National Planning department, 10% of the defense spendings were investment. The remaining…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that military forces have killed nine FARC guerrillas in the south-western department of Cauca, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. According to the military’s commander in…
The Colombian military has announced plans to adjust its strategy to counter guerrilla attacks, stating that the FARC and ELN have improved their capacity to blend into civilian populations. By…
Six Colombian soldiers have been indicted on suspicion of the extrajudicial, “false positive”, killing of two civilians, El Espectador reported. The incident is alleged to have taken place during a…
The commander of Colombia’s armed forces, Admiral Edgar Cely, has said that the FARC and the ELN are “dying” but they will not accept it and are increasing terrorist attacks…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said that the country is in the final phase of the struggle to achieve peace in the country and has urged the armed forces…
The death of a soldier, whose father brought his remains to a Bogota square in protest, was not a case of a “false-positive” according to the prosecutor for the department…