More than 200 rebel commanders gathered from across Colombia to attend a guerrilla conference during which the FARC will dissolve following a peace deal with the government. “Timochenko,” the supreme leader of the organization, and rebel negotiators arrived…
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, will surrender some 20,000 weapons to the United Nations in the six months after signing a deal to end 52 years of armed conflict…
At least 13 activists who have been promoting peace with leftist FARC rebels have been assassinated in Colombia since the guerrillas and the government announced a ceasefire three weeks ago, the country’s human rights office…
Top commanders of Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC are touring the country to meet with victims and beg forgiveness for war crimes committed by the guerrillas. On Monday, the rebel leaders met with…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday formally inaugurated the United Nations-led commission in charge of monitoring the demobilization and disarmament of the FARC, the country’s largest leftist rebel group. The…
While peace talks with Colombia’s second largest rebel group seem to be as stuck as ever, the ELN shut down the east of the country. From Monday to Wednesday, nobody in the provinces…
Colombians are increasingly in favor of ratifying a controversial peace deal with leftist FARC rebels that would end their 52-year long war with the state, two polls released on Friday indicated. Colombia…
Colombia’s Police began a massive operation on Friday to move into FARC strongholds and effectively take over control from the guerrillas who are set to demobilize following a 52-year armed conflict. In Medellin,…
Colombia’s State Council revoked the reelection of the country’s controversial and staunchly conservative inspector general, paradoxically infamous for seeking the removal of some of the country’s most prominent leftist politicians. According to…