Colombia prepared for end of FARC truce: Santos
Colombia’s armed forces are prepared to confront a possible surge in rebel violence when on Sunday the unilateral truce of guerrilla group FARC comes to and end, the country’s president,…
Colombia’s armed forces are prepared to confront a possible surge in rebel violence when on Sunday the unilateral truce of guerrilla group FARC comes to and end, the country’s president,…
Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office said Friday that members of rebel group FARC carried out 57 attacks during the 60-day of ceasefire due to end on Sunday. Ombudsman Jorge Armando Otalora told…
Members of Colombia’s largest leftist guerrilla group, FARC, have been killed by armed forces in the southern department of Caqueta, local media reported on Tuesday. According to reports, a military…
A FARC unit admitted Sunday that they attacked energy towers in central Colombia last week because they were unaware of the ceasefire. In a statement from FARC’s 36 Front Sunday,…
Colombia’s Defense Minister stated Wednesday that FARC is “managing a double discourse,” implying that FARC’s actions do not reflect their rhetoric. Without directly mentioning FARC’s alleged breaking of the ceasefire, Minister Juan…
Colombian general Alejandro Navas slammed the FARC Wednesday, likening the guerrillas to “the boy who cried wolf,” following Tuesday’s alleged breaking of a unilateral truce in the southwest of the…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC has broken its unilateral ceasefire attacking soldiers in the southwest of the country, the Colombian army claimed Tuesday. A Colombian Army general told newspaper El…
The E.U. on Tuesday welcomed the FARC’s announcement of a two-month unilateral ceasefire, the first truce in more than a decade. A statement issued by the office of High Representative…
Members of Colombia’s Congress on Monday welcomed the announcement of rebel group FARC to unilaterally call a ceasefire. Critics showed caution however, claiming the FARC has broken promises before. Senator…