8 kidnapped in 10 days as war in west Colombia continues
At least eight people were kidnapped in one week in western Colombia amid ongoing warfare between Marxist ELN guerrillas and paramilitary group AGC, the local ombudsman said Monday. In an…
At least eight people were kidnapped in one week in western Colombia amid ongoing warfare between Marxist ELN guerrillas and paramilitary group AGC, the local ombudsman said Monday. In an…
A conservative politician in the north of Colombia was allegedly linked to a record cocaine seizure made last weekend by National Police, according to reports by El Tiempo newspaper on Sunday.…
Colombia’s peace process could be the prelude to a bloodbath as new paramilitary groups are forming with the explicit intent to kill any “undesirable,” a newly released documentary shows. The 20-minute film…
Alleged dissident FARC guerrillas killed a soldier in the latest of a series of attacks on Colombia’s security forces since peace was closed with the country’s second largest rebel group in November…
Colombia’s police claimed a record seizure of cocaine on Sunday, saying they seized 6 metric tons of cocaine with an estimated value of $213 million. The National Police announced the…
Vicente Castaño, a.k.a. “El Profe,” is the presumably dead founder of now-defunct paramilitary organization AUC, who ordered the foundation of AUC dissident groups AGC and the “Aguilas Negras.” Castaño was born…
Colombian authorities on Monday reported the first civilian casualties of an ongoing war between ELN guerrillas and AGC paramilitaries in the west of the country. According to Human Rights watch, the community…
Colombian authorities arrested 15 prosecution officials for working for a drug trafficker tied to both FARC guerrillas and AGC paramilitaries. The two prosecutors, two assistant prosecutors and 11 investigators were…
Colombia’s armed conflict is “far from over,” primarily because of increased far-right paramilitary activity following peace with Marxist FARC guerrillas, according to Amnesty International. The international watchdog group is the…