‘FARC executes 4 hostages in botched rescue attempt’
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC has executed four or five members of the security forces in a botched attempt to rescue the men, the country’s defense minister announced Saturday. Confirmed…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC has executed four or five members of the security forces in a botched attempt to rescue the men, the country’s defense minister announced Saturday. Confirmed…
The Colombian government announced on Wednesday that it will reinforce security in areas of oil exploration and mining. Minister of Mining and Energy Mauricio Cardenas said that Colombia’s security forces…
Three Colombian soldiers were killed and at least another four wounded in southwest Colombia Wednesday during two separate confrontations with the leftist guerrilla group FARC. The first attack occurred in…
Several armed men attempted to kidnap a political candidate for the local government in the Colombian department of Caqueta, in the southwest of the country, Caracol Radio reported Sunday. Victor…
A motorcycle bomb was detonated Thursday in the downtown area of the south Colombian town of San Vicente del Caguan. The explosives were planted on a motorcycle and abandoned on…
A Conservative Party candidate for city council in Florencia, in the southwestern Colombian department of Caqueta, has been assassinated, Spanish news agency EFE reported Sunday. Jazmin Ortiz Rodriguez, 36, was…
Demobilized guerrillas have led the army to a FARC arms cache in the south of Colombia, El Espectador reported on Thursday. The former guerrillas, alias “Ramiro” and “Jaider,” provided the…
The left-wing guerrilla organization FARC set up over a dozen billboards on the road to San Vicente del Caguan, in the southwestern department of Caqueta, imposing an overnight curfew, Colombian…
Alleged guerrillas of the FARC attacked a convoy of Emerald Energy, a subsidiary of Chinese Sinochem, in the south of Colombia Saturday. One oil worker died in the attack. According…