Bogota police Thursday afternoon resorted to using force to end the armed occupation of the headquarters of Accion Social, Colombia’s presidential aid agency, by displaced protesters who were demanding promised aid…
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva announced that “more than fifteen” countries are now buying weapons from Colombia. Speaking at the launch of a new state-of-the-art assault rifle, retired Colonel Carlos…
A prohibition on the sale of alcohol over the weekend of the Colombian presidential election will be in place from 6 PM Friday 28 May until 6 AM Monday, according…
The Colombian government on Tuesday denied claims by the Peruvian government that guerrilla organization the FARC are in possession of Russian anti-aircraft missiles. Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said that the…
Peruvian prosecutors allege that the FARC bought at least seven Russian anti-aircraft missiles that could be used against helicopters essential to the Colombian government’s fight against the guerrilla group, El Nuevo…
The national police announced Wednesday that they have arrested 127 members of criminal gangs so far in 2010. The latest arrest was Jose Omar Arango Pineda, a member of the…
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has been impersonating FARC guerrillas to track down and capture illegal drug traffickers across the world. The DEA has used the guerrillas name as bait…
Colombia must update its arms purchases over the next five years or remain at high risk from a foreign military attack, revealed a government document this weekend. So warned a…
Colombian authorities have seized 21,360 rounds of ammunition in a military operation in the eatern department of Boyaca. Members of the army’s First Brigade, stationed in Santa Rosa, in the…