Tag: Colombia

BRIEFS

Colombian Sources Claim Ivan Marquez, Lead FARC Negotiator, has Died (Again)

Several Colombian sources are reporting that Ivan Marquez, the...

Colombian President Announces Ceasefire with Five Armed Groups

Colombian President Petro has announced a unilateral ceasefire with...

Colombian Soldiers Reportedly Killed in FARC Attack

Initial reports indicate that four Colombian soldiers have been...

STORIES

Colombian Military Issues Formal Apology for Civilian Killings

The Colombian military has issued an apology to the families of murdered civilians following an inquiry that revealed that an estimated 6,402 civilians were murdered by the armed forces between 2002 and 2008. Those killed were passed off as rebels in a practice that is often referred to as...

Colombian Government Kills 20 FARC Dissidents in Retaliation for Cauca Bombing

As this publication reported on September 20th, 2023, at least three people were killed and 20 wounded when a large car bomb detonated outside of a police station and military base in Cauca, Colombia. By September 22nd, a FARC-EP dissident group announced that it was suspending operations against state...

Casualties Reported in Major Militant Attack on Military Base and Police Station, Cauca, Colombia

Update (0943 EST): At least three have been killed 12 have been injured. At approximately 0849 EST, initial reports indicated a major explosion with casualties from a car bomb explosion in Timba, Cauca, Colombia. A school, workshops, hospital and police station sustained heavy damage. Simultaneously, a complex attack is also...

At Least Nine Killed in Clashes Between Colombia’s FARC and ELN Groups

At least nine people were killed and five more were injured after clashes between Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) and a splinter faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), known as the Estado Mayor Central (EMC), erupted in Colombia’s north-eastern province of Arauca, which borders Venezuela. A 14-year-old...

AOC Among Others to Visit South America

New York Democratic Representative, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and 11 other Democratic Representatives which includes the chief of staff for Sen. Bernie Sanders will be visiting the South American nations of Brazil, Chile, and Colombia to meet with political leaders in order to bridge gaps between the US and the South...

Son of Colombian President Arrested on Corruption Charges

Nicolas Petro, the son of Colombia’s President, Gustavo Petro, has been arrested on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment while in office. Nicolas was a congressman representing Colombia’s northern province of Atlantico when the charges were presented. The charges originated in March after the State Prosecutors Office accused him of...

Week's Recap

Justice Department Charges Indian National in Foiled Assassination Plot Against American Sikh Leader

What to Know: The United States Department of Justice has...

Two Migrant Teens Arrested for Planning Christmas Terror Attack, Cologne, Germany

According to German media outlet Tagesschau, two teenagers, a...

Rough Weather in Southern Ukraine

Extreme winter weather and storm conditions in mostly southern...

U.S. Naval Vessel “Engaged” During Ongoing Tanker Seizure Off Coast of Yemen

Update (0820 EST): The involved tanker has been identified...
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