President Gustavo Petro unilaterally suspended a ceasefire with guerrilla group EMC in southern Colombia in response to a massacre. The suspension allows the military to resume operations in the part…
Leaders of one of Colombia’s largest guerrilla groups said their organization is ready for formal peace talks with the government. At a public event in the southern Caqueta province, a…
Nestor Gregorio Vera, a.k.a. “Ivan Mordisco,” became one of Colombia’s most powerful guerrilla leaders after the demobilization of the now-defunct guerrilla group FARC. Because the current commander of the General…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Monday that “a peace process begins” with the largest guerrilla organization of FARC dissidents. On Twitter, Petro specified that there will be formal negotiations between…
At least 10 people have been killed in fighting between two rival guerrilla groups in northeast Colombia this week, locals told media. The armed conflict in the northeastern Arauca province…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office suspended the arrest warrants for three dissident FARC guerrillas who have been appointed to negotiate peace with the government. The three guerrilla are leaders of the…
Contrary to claims made by President Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s government has made no ceasefire agreements with any illegal armed group. Petro said on Saturday that “we have agreed a bilateral…
An armed confrontation between illegal armed groups left 18 alleged guerrillas dead in the south of Colombia, authorities confirmed on Sunday. According to the Ombudsman’s Office, the victims that fell…
Colombia’s peace commissioner and foreign officials met with dissident FARC guerrillas to discuss a possible peace process on Saturday. The meeting between Peace Commissioner Danilo Rueda and leaders of the…
