Tag: Colombia

BRIEFS

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 Soldiers Killed in ELN Attack, Norte De Santander

At least nine Colombian National Army soldiers have been killed and eighteen have been injured following an ELN attack on a military base in El Carmen, Norte De Santander, Colombia. The militants reportedly targeted a a platoon of soldiers that are part of the Special Energy and Road Battalion...

Colombian Military Helicopter Crash, Quibdo, Choco Colombia

Update (1736 EST): Colombian Joint Task Force Titan commander confirms two dead, two missing from the crash. Locals report they saw two personnel jump from the helicopter before it impacted. At approximately 1630 EST, reports began to emerge of a Colombian Air Force UH-1 Huey helicopter, tail number EJC-4227, crash...

ELN Rebels Reject Claims By Colombian President that a Ceasefire was Signed

The National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group has denied claims by Colombian President Gustavo Petro that they signed a ceasefire with the government. On New Year's Eve, Petro announced that the Colombian government had signed a six month ceasefire agreement with the country’s five largest armed groups, saying “Total peace...

Former Guerrilla to Become Colombian President

For the first time in its state history, Colombia will have a former guerrilla as its president. Today, former M-19 fighter Gustavo Petro was elected President of Colombia with 50% of the vote, defeating construction sector oligarch Rodolfo Hernández who fell short at 47%. Petro joined the anti-imperialist 19th...

Colombian Authorities Capture Military Leader of Clan del Gulfo

  Colombian authorities have sliced another head off the Hydra like Clan del Gulfo organisation. Months after capturing the leader Otoniel, Colombian authorities have captured El Viejo. El Viejo was reported the military leader of a Clan del Gulfo structure which operated in the Colombian regions of Antioquia, Sucre, Bolívar...

Week's Recap

Water Rights Dispute Sparks Deadly Exchange Between Iran and Taliban

In an escalating border dispute over water rights, gunfire...

Multiple Killed in Shooting, Motherlode Saloon, Red River, New Mexico

Update (2123 EST): Local media reporting that the shooting...

Pashinyan and Aliyev Argue in Front of Putin Ahead of Trilateral Moscow Meeting

Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan, Azeri President Aliyev, and Russian...

606 Migrants Rescued off the Coast of Italy

At approximately 0948 EST, reports began to emerge that...
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