United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel praised Colombia’s role as a “security exporter” within Latin America on a recent trip to the country, according to a Department of Defense press…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos told onlookers in Buenaventura that 136 members of dangerous criminal gangs had been captured by security forces over the last month and a half, contributing…
Colombia’s Minister of Defense asked the United Nations and other international organizations on Thursday to focus their attentionupon the recruitment of child soldiers, after a report said nearly 1,400 children…
Police arrested 42 people Sunday for offenses related to Colombia’s congressional election process, according to national media reports.
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday said he has ordered security forces to take action in the Pacific port town of Buenaventura after the discovery of four houses meant…
Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon on Thursday confirmed 335 arrests were made in 72 hours as part of the police intervention in Medellin. According to the Ministry of Defense, since…
Ex-senator Piedad Cordoba was called Tuesday before a congressional investigative committee to clarify her accusations that President Juan Manuel Santos was involved in an assassination plot against her. The legal…
Colombia’s minister of defense announced plans to create a third elite military offensive to combat criminal gangs in the Pacific department of Choco. “The National Security Council has validated the…
Minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera has offered a “second chance” for guerrillas who demobilize, through benefits and incentives, but closed that door to criminal gangs, who he said must surrender…