Two former paramilitary commanders with alleged ties to Colombia’s ex-President Alvaro Uribe and former Vice-President German Vargas want to testify before the Truth Commission. Former warlord Hector German Buitrago and…
Ex-FARC combatants are deeply concerned by ongoing attempts to undermine Colombia’s peace process by the country’s ruling class, the FARC’s reintegration coordinator told Colombia Reports.. Colombian President Ivan Duque rejected…
Felix Antonio Muñoz, a.k.a. “Pastor Alape,” is a prominent leader of the FARC, until last year Colombia’s largest guerrilla force and now a political party. Alape was most likely born in…
Colombia rebel group FARC on Sunday said it would release between 20 and 25 child soldiers under 15 ahead of a peace deal with the government. The defense minister had said…
Colombia’s rebel group FARC on Sunday praised President Juan Manuel Santos’ move to suspend air strikes on guerrilla targets in an attempt to deescalate the ongoing armed conflict. The conservative opposition in…
The FARC’s five-month unilateral ceasefire between December and May caused major unrest among guerrilla units, one of the group’s top military commanders and peace negotiator told The Associated Press.
As six more FARC commanders joined peace talks with Colombia’s government in Cuba this week, local media reported that the rebels plan to send more members of their political leadership to Havana. PROFILE: FARC Among…
The Colombian military on Monday captured eight minors from the ranks of the FARC in the northwest department of Antioquia. The operation, which took place in the municipality of El…
Colombian authorities have killed four members of the FARC secretariat’s main security ring in the north of Colombia, reported newspaper El Espectador Monday. According to reports, apart from the four…