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2 dead, 4 injured in ‘FARC’ minefield

Two soldiers die and four others are injured in a FARC minefield in northwest Colombia. according to army sources. The soldiers, in the 30th Brigade of the National Army, were hurt in Santa Cecilia, a mountainous region in the...

2 soldiers killed, 11 wounded in FARC minefield

At least two soldiers were killed and another 11 wounded in a minefield planted by the leftist guerrilla group FARC in the department of Cauca, southwest Colombia on Friday morning. According to newspaper El Tiempo, troops...

Colombia’s coal industry calls for more coordination

Colombia’s coal industry on Tuesday called on the new energy and environment ministers to improve their coordination of the fast-growing but increasingly criticized mining industry. Colombia’s oil and mining boom has...

Colombia’s mining ban may lead to illegal mines

Illegal miners could be attracted to the fragile “paramo” high-land moors where large mining companies are not allowed to operate, analysts fear. Colombia, which has tens of thousands of legal and illegal miners,...

FARC increasing use of landmines: Army

The commander of Colombia’s Armed Forces says the FARC are increasingly returning to traditional guerrilla tactics like the use of landmines, and warns of the difficulty of removing these devices, EFE reported Thursday....

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