FARC commander convicted of another murder in absentia
A notorious commander of the FARC rebel group, Colombia’s largest, now has another sentence...
Tag: Southern Bloc
Colombian state must pay for mistakes during FARC attack: State Council
Colombia’s State Council blamed Friday the Colombian state for “communication faults” in a 1996 FARC attack that killed 22 soldiers and orders a payment to the victims’ family members. The court ordered the Colombian state...
‘We need to end this war, reach a deal with the government’: Senior FARC commander
Senior FARC commander “Fabian Ramirez,” says the Colombian government and the country’s largest rebel group should talk about a peace deal, in a video interview broadcast Tuesday. The commander, previously...
‘FARC guerrilla’ responsible for French journalist’s kidnapping captured
The Colombian National Police said Wednesday that a suspected FARC guerrilla allegedly co-responsible for the kidnapping of French journalist Romeo Langlois has been captured in southern Colombia. According to police reports,...
FARC replace ‘missing’ commander: RCN
The FARC replaced “Fabian Ramirez,” the commander of the guerrillas’ Southern Bloc who reportedly was killed in an air raid last month, television network RCN reported Monday. According to RCN, police...
Seized computers ‘show FARC-links to Mexican cartel’
Computers seized at the camp of assumed dead FARC commander “Fabian Ramirez” reveal ties between the guerrillas and the Mexican Sinaloa cartel, reported newspaper El Tiempo on Tuesday. Photos that were found on the...
