Police foil ‘FARC Bogota bomb plot’
Colombian authorities said Thursday that police prevented a FARC bomb attack on capital Bogota, which was reportedly planned in revenge for the death of guerrilla commander “Mono Jojoy,” reports EFE. El…
Colombian authorities said Thursday that police prevented a FARC bomb attack on capital Bogota, which was reportedly planned in revenge for the death of guerrilla commander “Mono Jojoy,” reports EFE. El…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe met with government officials Monday to discuss threats against Uribe found on computer files recovered from slain FARC guerrilla “Mono Jojoy.” Uribe met with Minister…
Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera on Thursday announced that 2,000 Colombian soldiers will be sent to the border with Venezuela to reinforce security in the zone. The new troops are…
Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera has confirmed the death of a guerrilla known by the alias “Silver” in a raid on the FARC camp of the 57th Front near the…
Colombian armed forces almost neutralized the FARC’s supreme leader “Alfonso Cano” in August, the country’s defense minister said Thursday. In an interview with Spanish press agency Efe, Minister Rodrigo Rivera…
The Colombian government provided more details on “Operation Sodom,” which resulted in the death Wednesday of FARC commanders “Mono Jojoy” and “Romaña.” Planning for the operation began last Friday at…
Colombia’s defense minister on Thursday stressed that his government will not negotiate with the FARC, after Senator Piedad Cordoba asked the E.U. to pressure Colombia to hold peace talks. Cordoba…
Colombia Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera on Tuesday denied that the country is experiencing an escalation of violence from leftist guerrillas of the FARC and ELN. “In none of the fronts…
Following a series of rebel attacks against the security forces, Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera announced the government’s new strategy to combat leftist guerrillas. Interior and Justice Minister German Vargas Lleras…