Tag: FARC

Sunday, June 21st 2020 - 21:05 UTC
Colombian army frees tourists kidnapped three months ago by guerrillas

Colombia's army said on Friday it had freed a Swiss and a Brazilian kidnapped three months ago by suspected guerrillas.
Friday, March 27th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
US Justice offers US$ 15 million for the capture of Maduro, head of “The Cartel of the Suns”

The US Justice Department announced the indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday for “narco-terrorism” and offered US$15 million for information leading to his capture.
Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 07:25 UTC
Colombia offensive against drug traffickers clearing national parks to plant coca

Colombia's Defense Minister said on Monday the military will step up an offensive against drug trafficking gangs responsible for clearing thousands of hectares of protected national parks for coca plantations.
Saturday, February 1st 2020 - 08:01 UTC
Colombian peace accord rapidly failing as ex guerrillas are murdered

More than 100 Colombian former left-wing guerrillas and their family members have left an area designated for them following the murder of 12 fellow ex-rebels elsewhere in the country, the FARC said on Friday.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 08:52 UTC
Spain's High Court rules against extraditing to the US ex Venezuelan intelligence chief

Spain's High Court ruled on Monday that the government should refuse a request from the United States to extradite Venezuela's former military intelligence chief.
Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Venezuelan military exercises along the Colombian border

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the armed forces to be on alert for a potential attack by Colombia's government and announced military exercises on the border amid the rearmament of a group of former guerrilla commanders.
Saturday, August 31st 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Colombia sends “clear message” to dissident FARC: in a raid nine narco-terrorists are killed

Colombian troops killed nine FARC dissidents in a raid on Friday in what the president said was “a clear message” to their leaders who have formally rejected a 2016 peace agreement and announced a return to arms. President Ivan Duque said he had authorized the military operation in rural areas of Colombia's south.
Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Colombian guerrilla leaders criticize the peace accord and return to the jungle to resume fighting

A former senior commander of the dissolved FARC rebel army in Colombia announced on Thursday he is taking up arms again along with other guerrillas who have distanced themselves from a historic peace accord signed with the government.
Monday, July 29th 2019 - 09:22 UTC
Maduro says Venezuela is open to receive Colombian ex FARC leaders

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday said two former FARC commanders from neighboring Colombia whose whereabouts are unknown were “welcome in Venezuela,” a statement likely to fuel criticism that he is providing a safe haven for armed groups.
Friday, March 29th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Colombia: The humanitarian situation worsened, alerted Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) presented on Thursday the balance of its main humanitarian concerns in Colombia, highlighting a deterioration of security conditions in the most remote areas of the country. The cases of armed conflicts and the violence that has continued to plague Colombia in recent decades, as well as the recent mass exodus of Venezuelan migrants, showed a complex humanitarian context.