The commander of Colombia’s largest FARC dissident group EMC claimed that his guerrillas supported President Gustavo Petro’s election campaign in 2022. In a post on social media platform X, EMC…
Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez suspended a ceasefire with dissident FARC guerrilla group EMC in southwest Colombia on Sunday. The president ordered the military to resume attacks on the EMC in…
Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office issued an alert about escalating tensions between paramilitary organization AGC and Venezuelan drug trafficking organization Tren de Aragua in Bogota. In the alert, the Ombudsman’s Office said…
Colombia’s government and guerrilla group EMC agreed to add six months to an expiring three-month ceasefire to facilitate ongoing peace talks. The initial ceasefire with the dissidents of the now-defunct…
Guerrilla group EMC, which controls significant parts of southern Colombia, said on Tuesday that it has banned kidnapping as a means to finance the organization. The EMC’s peace negotiators made…
Colombia’s ombudsman said Monday that 91 people are currently being held hostage by guerrillas and organized crime groups. Among the captive kidnapping victims are three minors, according to Ombudsman Carlos…
Guerrilla group EMC has decided to resume peace talks with Colombia’s government, the latter’s chief negotiator said Wednesday. The group of “Ivan Mordisco,” a dissident commander of the now-defunct guerrilla…
The government agreed to leave the control of a major drug trafficking route in southwestern Colombia to guerrilla group EMC, according to newspaper El Espectador. The agreement that was reportedly…
FARC dissident group EMC said Sunday that it had suspended peace talks, claiming that Colombia’s government has failed to comply with made agreements. The guerrillas said that they would uphold…