Authorities in the north-western Colombian department of Antioquia on Monday arrested ten suspected members of neo-paramilitary drug gang “Los Urabeños.” Among the arrestants is alias “El Flaco,” alleged ringleader of…
The Colombian army this weekend stepped up efforts to capture or kill “Pastor Alape,” a substitute member of the FARC’s secretariat and the presumed successor to “Mono Jojoy,” who was…
A Colombian NGO announced that the treason complaint they filed against Alvaro Uribe only implicates the former president himself. The Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers Collective said their complaint is not…
Colombian authorities say that “Romaña,” an infamous veteran guerrilla wanted by the U.S. for drug trafficking, died in the same operation that killed the FARC’s military leader “Mono Jojoy.” Romaña, whose…
Top FARC commander “Mono Jojoy” was killed by Colombian state forces. President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed the death of the rebel leader from New York City, where he is attending the…
Eight soldiers are being held without bail for allegedly killing a couple and their 3-year-old daughter, and falsely reporting them as FARC guerrillas killed in combat. On November 26, 2006,…
Three Colombian soldiers reportedly were killed in a minefield in the south western Valle del Cauca department on Saturday. The incident happened in the village of La Moralia in the…
Members of Colombia’s army, navy and air force found and destroyed a drug lab and an arms factory believed to belong to FARC and ELN guerrillas in two rural zones…
The Colombian government will name a high security and defense adviser following a wave of rural guerrilla attacks on the security forces, W Radio reported Wednesday. According to the radio…