FARC announces controversial homage to former commander ‘Mono Jojoy’
The FARC announced Tuesday that the newly-formed political party will celebrate its former...
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Colombia seizes almost $10M-worth of ‘Mono Jojoy’ assets
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office reported Monday that a military-led operation...
An unsuspecting suspect: the story of Mono Jojoy’s alleged ‘front man’
A truck driver in Colombia’s guerrilla-ridden state of Caqueta, Dario Polania, has spent the...
FARC ringleader confirmed dead
Colombia’s national coroner’s office confirmed Thursday that the body of a FARC rebel killed during combat in December is that of an important commander accused of killing four hostages. “Arturo Rojas,”...
Santos grants former FARC land to 342 families
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos Wednesday granted titles to land once owned by deceased leaders of the rebel group FARC to 342 peasant families in the south of the country. The President announced that over 247,000 acres...
Leaked FARC documents reveal Uribe assassination plot
Newly released documents from the computer of a deceased guerrilla commander revealed plans to car bomb former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe. Among the hundreds of documents that on Tuesday were leaked by Analisis24.com, an...
Informant who helped kill FARC leader says US owes him $5M
A Colombian informant who allegedly played a key role in the assassination of one of the country’s most notorious rebel leaders has claimed the United States is refusing to pay him his reward. The key to locating and killing...
Land owned by FARC leader to return to state
Land that was stolen by the late FARC commander Pedro Antonio Marin Marin, alias “Manuel Marulanda Velez,” was finally returned to the Colombian state after being controlled by the guerrilla group for close to 30...
Child killed in ‘FARC’ attack, military action continues
A child was killed and six were wounded in a suspected FARC attack near the Venezuelan border, reported local media Wednesday. An explosive device was launched at a passing patrol of police and soldiers in San Pablo in the...
FARC leaders charged with recruitment of minors
Two of the FARC’s leaders were charged Tuesday for the forced recruitment of minors by their guerrilla group. Human right prosecutors charged Rodrigo Londoño Echeverry, alias “Timochenko” and Luciano Marin...
Colombia captures ‘FARC nurse’
Colombian authorities captured the alleged former personal nurse to the late FARC commander “Mono Jojoy” in the southwest department of Huila, said local media Tuesday. According to the reports, Claudia Patricia...
‘Mono Jojoy’ had guerrilla orchestra: Dutch FARC member
Dutch guerrilla Tanja Nijmeijer revealed Tuesday that, before his death, the FARC’s slain military commander “Mono Jojoy” was dedicated to an orchestra that he created in his jungle encampment. In an interview...
