No ceasefire with FARC until peace accord reached: Santos
Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, said Thursday there would be no bilateral ceasefire with the FARC until a final peace accord is reached at the ongoing peace negotiations in Havana,…
Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, said Thursday there would be no bilateral ceasefire with the FARC until a final peace accord is reached at the ongoing peace negotiations in Havana,…
National army commander General Sergio Mantilla said there is “some evidence” that the FARC is responsible for the May 15 bombing in Bogota that targeted former minister Fernando Londoño and…
Colombian troops destroyed four cocaine labs and an explosive device in the southwest of the country Friday. The Colombian military reports that over 325kg of coca leaf, along with an…
Colombian police captured seven alleged FARC rebels Monday in the southwestern department of Huila. The seven arrested were supposed members of the FARC’s Teofilo Forero Column operating in the town…
The Superior Court of Bogota has upheld a sentence condemning FARC leader alias “El Paisa” to 40 years in prison for a 2003 car bomb which killed 36 people. Hernan…
The Chinese oil workers kidnapped by alleged FARC members were taken hostage for the purpose of extortion, with the rebel group seeking to receive ransom money, according to police, Caracol…
At least three adults and one child were injured when Colombia’s armed forces opened fire upon a group of civilians in the southern department of Caqueta. Armed forces admitted to…
The Colombian army announced Thursday that FARC lieutenant “Tropezon” has been shot down in combat against the guerrilla organization’s Teofilo Forero column in the Huila department, national media reported. Two…
Colombian police forces have captured Pedro Luis Gonzalez, alias “Genaro,” second in command of the FARC column “Teofilo Forero,” according to Minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera. Rivera stated that the…