A retired army major who had been a member of the now-defunct Norte del Valle Cartel escaped from police custody in northeastern Colombia on Sunday. Juan Carlos Rodriguez, a.k.a. “Zeus,”…
The assassination of Cucuta’s citizen ombudsman again put the spotlight on the corrupt political elite in the largest city on Colombia’s border with Venezuela. An assassin took the life of…
ELN guerrillas killed at least nine soldiers in an attack on an army base in northeast Colombia, according to the military. Another nine soldiers were injured in the attack that…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP reminded a retired army general on Wednesday that he can’t lie his way out of prison in a mass murder investigation. Retired General Paulino Coronado…
Colombia’s defense minister implied that the government of Venezuela was behind a bomb attack on the airport of the largest city on the two neighbors’ border. Two policemen and a…
At least one explosion killed at least three people on the airport of Colombia’s largest city on the border with Venezuela on Tuesday. Local media reported two explosions at the…
Colombia’s security forces appear to have left locals in the region around Colombia’s main city on the border with Venezuela at the mercy of illegal armed groups. The Catatumbo region…
The United Nations human rights office on Sunday condemned the execution of a 12-year-old boy who was allegedly caught shoplifting in northeast Colombia. The UN rejected the murder amid public…
Colombia’s defense ministry wants to militarize at least four more cities after sending members of the Military Police to the capital Bogota to help local police maintain order. General Leonardo…