‘FARC rebels’ kill 5 soldiers in southern Colombia
Five soldiers have been killed by FARC rebels in the south of Colombia, a regional army commander said Saturday. According to the commander of the 27th Jungle Brigade, the five…
Five soldiers have been killed by FARC rebels in the south of Colombia, a regional army commander said Saturday. According to the commander of the 27th Jungle Brigade, the five…
The horrific experiences of women during the paramilitary occupation of a little town called El Placer in southwestern Colombia have been collected and published in a report in honor of…
Colombia’s Supreme Court asked authorities on Wednesday to gain control of the southern Putumayo department, an area that is run by the narco-trafficking criminal group “Los Rastrojos.” The country’s High Court allegedly called…
Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol said Tuesday it will not cease its activities in the south of the country, despite ongoing attacks by guerrilla group FARC. According to the oil…
Cultivation of coca crops in indigenous reserves in southwest Colombia is increasing, said head of anti-narcotics police department, general Luis Alberto Pérez Alvarán on Monday. According to Perez, drug-traffickers are…
Alleged FARC guerrillas have attacked an oil installation in southwestern Colombia Friday morning, local media reported. According to local authorities, the FARC guerrillas bombed an oil pipeline in the Orito…
5,000 peasants marched in protest of the FARC’s use of landmines and government abuses in Colombia’s southern Putumayo department. reported local media Friday. Organizers said the general goal of the march…
Rapidly rising rivers in southwestern Colombia affected up to 15,000 families in recent days, reported local media. According to the National Director of Risk Management, Carlos Ivan Marquez, two people…
Colombian authorities have been alerted to the FARC’s alleged recruitment of 13 minors in the southern department of Putumayo and will send a commission to investigate the claims. Police acted…