Colombia Reports
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 - 06:53
Rebel group FARC must agree to submit to transitional justice and its disarmament before the government can agree to a bilateral ceasefire, according to Colombia’s chief government negotiator at ongoing peace talks.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 - 06:50
Colombia’s military has not carried out a single attack on FARC units in the second week of the guerrilla group’s unilateral ceasefire, according to a conflict analysis group that is monitoring mutual attempts to deescalate armed conflict while peace talks are ongoing.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:20
United Nations delegates met with FARC negotiators for the first time in Cuba on Sunday to discuss measures to deescalate Colombia’s armed conflict for the duration of peace talks.
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 06:32
Heavy fighting between Colombia’s National Army and ELN rebels on Sunday has left two soldiers dead and injured another two, the army said.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 07:06
Colombia’s National Police has sent a commission of high-profile officials to Mexico to help find “El Chapo,” the recently escaped leader of the feared Sinaloa Cartel, newspaper El Tiempo reported on Tuesday.
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 07:08
Colombia’s peace talks are stuck on the subject of justice as both the FARC and the government fear the legal consequences of the tens of thousands of war crimes committed by both parties.
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.
Friday, July 24, 2015 - 06:53
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, said they have dropped their demand to hold a bilateral truce with the Colombian government before formalizing peace talks announced more than a year ago.
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.