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A Rebirth: The Colombian government announced they would resume military operations against the Estado Mayor Central faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) following an attack on an indigenous community on Sunday. Previously, the government and the FARC-EMC reached a peace agreement in October following years of negotiations with the dissident faction, which refused a 2016 peace deal under...

A New Offensive: The Colombian government announced a new offensive against narco groups, which includes the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) alongside the National Liberation Army (ELN), on Thursday. The announcement, which was posted on X, came from Iván Velásquez Gómez, the Minister of Defense for Colombia, who declared the offensive was in order to execute a total of 481...

Miner’s Forced Out: An estimated 7,000 people have reportedly been evacuated from an illegal mine located in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela, on Thursday. This comes following a government operation within the country to curb illegal mining, both due to the danger to human lives as well as environmental concerns. The evacuations center around a mine that faced collapse in February,...

Palestinian sources are reporting dozens of casualties resulting from a claimed attack carried out by Israeli helicopters upon Palestinian civilians awaiting the arrival of aid at the Kuwait Roundabout, which is close to Gaza City in the Gaza strip. They claim that the Israeli helicopters opened fire upon “thousands” of people awaiting aid. Exact casualty counts are unclear, however the Gaza...

A Chair Arrested: A key leader of the transnational crime gang MS-13’s Salvadoran branch was arrested in Mexico on Tuesday, marking a massive blow to the gang’s leadership. Héctor Oswaldo González Pérez, also known as “Cruel de Western,” was arrested in a joint operation with Mexican authorities and the Salvadoran National Police. The Salvadoran Minister of Justice and Public Security, Gustavo...