An indigenous organization has denounced Colombia’s largest left-wing guerrilla group, FARC, for allegedly assassinating an indigenous leader. The association of indigenous councils of Northern Cauca (ACIN) have, in an...
Colombia’s Air Force (FAC) said it received the black box from a military aircraft that crashed July 11 in suspected FARC territory in the country’s southwest. The black box was handed over to the FAC by indigenous...
Indigenous community leaders from the department of Cauca denied Thursday a government-announced truce between Colombia’s army and the indigenous guard. The alleged accord stated that there would be no more armed clashes...
Colombian authorities said Thursday they have reached an agreement with indigenous leaders to end the tense situation in the southwestern department of Cauca, although community leaders from the area disputed this claim....
Colombian authorities revealed an intercepted email allegedly from the FARC Wednesday inciting indigenous people in southwestern Colombia to “demand the withdrawal” of government forces from the region. “Deal...
An alleged FARC sniper killed a policeman Wednesday in Colombia’s southwestern department of Cauca. Another policeman was wounded in the fighting, according to police, which took place in the municipality of Jambalo, located...
The commander of Colombia’s Third Army Division, General Miguel Perez, was relieved of his duties Wednesday following an escalation of violence in teh southwest of the country. The Colombian government discharged the general the...
Colombia’s defense minister announced plans Thursday a month-long tour of the country to determine security needs in local communities. Senior military and police personnel will join Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon in...
Some 400 members of an indigenous community in southwestern Colombia occupied a military base Wednesday, demanding government forces leave the region, which has been plagued by increasing violence recently. The base is...
Indigenous people in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca department said Tuesday the army as well as ELN and FARC guerrilla movements must leave their territory, various media reported. “The population has not been consulted. This is...
Commander of the Colombian Armed Forces Admiral Edgar Cely assured the indigenous people of Colombia that his new mountain task force in Cauca is not an occupation, various media reported Thursday. Addressing calls from the...
The Colombian military has detained six suspected members of the guerrilla group FARC believed to be responsible for a July 9 ‘goat bombing’ that left three dead, newspaper El Pais announced Monday. In a nighttime air assault in...
