Tag: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)

Thursday, June 23rd 2016 - 08:09 UTC
Colombia and FARC are to sign bilateral and definitive ceasefire 23 June in Havana

Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) reached an agreement on a bilateral and definitive ceasefire that will pave the way for a referendum on a peace deal between the warring parties, a senior FARC negotiator said on Wednesday.
Monday, April 18th 2016 - 12:28 UTC
Colombia's FARC guerrillas appeal to Pope Francis to help ensure the peace deal

Colombia's FARC guerrilla organization called on Sunday for Pope Francis's support to prevent other armed groups from disrupting its efforts to seal a peace deal with the government. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the country's government say they are close to a deal to end a half-century conflict.
Thursday, February 4th 2016 - 07:59 UTC
Santos at the White House will ask for help to implement Colombia's peace accord

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has said he will ask President Obama to help implement a peace accord that his government expects to sign with the Farc rebel group next month. The two presidents will meet at the White House on Thursday.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2016 - 05:49 UTC
FARC will enter politics once peace deal is signed, announces top guerrilla leader

Colombia’s FARC rebel guerrillas will enter politics and seek alliances with other parties after it signs a peace deal with the government, its secretive leader said, despite rebel fears they may be targeted by right-wing armed groups..
Thursday, January 21st 2016 - 07:52 UTC
Colombia's peace deal to end war almost there; joint request to UN Security Council

Colombia’s government and rebel guerrillas Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) agreed to jointly ask the United Nations Security Council to help monitor and verify a future rebel disarmament, should the two sides reach a final peace deal to end their 50-year-old war, crossing a major stepping stone on the road to ending Latin America’s longest-running conflict.
Friday, November 6th 2015 - 08:28 UTC
Panama dismantles drug network linking FARC with Mexican cartel

Panamanian officials announced the dismantling of a drug network linking fugitive Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” (Shorty) Guzman's Sinaloa cartel and a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, front.
Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 08:27 UTC
Colombia and FARC put a date to end Latam's deadliest conflict, 23 March 2016

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the top FARC rebel commander pledged on Wednesday to end Latin America's longest war within six months and sealed their pact with a handshake likely to stand as a lasting image.
Saturday, August 29th 2015 - 04:51 UTC
Maduro escalates conflict with Colombia as he looks to December's election

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro escalated his country's conflict with Colombia Friday by expanding the partial closure of their shared border to four new frontier towns. However most political analysts believe there is a huge premeditated interest in arising strong nationalistic feelings ahead of the December legislative elections.
Friday, August 28th 2015 - 06:50 UTC
US Treasury sanctions Farc members operating from Switzerland

The US has announced sanctions against four alleged members of Colombia's Farc rebel group, accusing them of drug trafficking and money laundering. The four men used a shop in Switzerland as a front for their activities, the US treasury department said. It says the Farc still use drugs to fund their “ruthless operation”.
Wednesday, August 19th 2015 - 07:22 UTC
FARC have requested to meet Francis and want the Church to join the peace process in Havana

Representatives of Colombia's largest guerrilla movement have asked to meet Pope Francis in Cuba in September and have requested the Catholic Church name a permanent delegate to their peace negotiations with the government.