Adriaan Alsema
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 06:53
Colombia’s rebel group FARC on Sunday praised President Juan Manuel Santos‘ move to suspend air strikes on guerrilla targets in an attempt to deescalate the ongoing armed conflict. The conservative opposition in Congress rejected the initiative.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 06:56
Members of Colombia’s military and rebel group FARC have resumed a landmine removal pilot project in the north of Colombia that was suspended last week when a soldier died after accidentally detonating a mine.
Monday, July 20, 2015 - 07:23
Following two months of intense violence, the leaders of Colombia’s FARC rebels on Monday ordered their troops to indefinitely cease attacks on Monday.
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 07:33
In the following months, the negotiating teams are split in two to simultaneously negotiate the two remaining points on the peace talks agenda: Victims and End of Conflict.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 07:45
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, is holding peace talks in order to become an unarmed political organization. However, one of the things threatening this possibility is a phenomenon older than the guerrillas: Paramilitary forces.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 07:00
According to Colombian rebel group FARC, it has reached some kind of understanding over the punishing of war criminals if it is able to seal a peace agreement with the state. However, the government negotiators deny this.
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 07:25
Despite being scrutinized over the killing of thousands of civilians, Colombia’s armed forces continued killing civilians to present them as guerrillas killed in combat throughout 2014, according to the United States government.
Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 06:55
Peace talks between Colombia’s government and the country’s largest rebel group, the FARC, are “at a critical stage, perhaps the most difficult to date,” Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alex Lee told US Congress on Wednesday.
Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 07:17
Colombia, once the world’s most violent country, climbed up the index and is now seen slightly less violent than countries like Libya and Israel, while a little more violent than for example Mexico and Venezuela.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:37
The vast majority of Colombians are against the government agreeing to a bilateral ceasefire with the FARC. While this position is respectable and understandable, it is also very erroneous and even harmful.