FARC

Colombia and a leftist rebel army said they will stop attacking each other starting Thursday ahead of a ceasefire due to begin next month. Issued on: 05/07/2023 - 04:27…

SAN VICENTE DEL CAGUAN: An armed dissident group of Colombia's disbanded FARC guerrillas said on Sunday (Apr 16) it was ready to start peace talks with the government next month in an apparent boost for leftist President Gustavo Petro's…

Issued on: 16/04/2023 - 19:52 An armed dissident group of Colombia's disbanded FARC guerrillas said Sunday it was "ready" to start peace talks with the government from…

Issued on: 30/03/2023 - 00:40 Assailants carried out the attack on a military unit that was securing a pipeline. The violence undermines the efforts of Gustavo Petro to…

Issued on: 01/01/2023 - 10:24 Colombia's government has agreed to a six-month ceasefire with the five largest armed groups operating in the country, President Gustavo Petro…

Issued on: 22/11/2022 - 04:29 Colombia's government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the last recognized rebel group in the country, on Monday resumed formal peace…

Issued on: 07/08/2022 - 23:00 Colombia’s first leftist president was sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and heralding a turning point in the history of a…

Issued on: 15/07/2022 - 22:15 Nestor Gregorio Vera, who commanded a group of former Colombian rebels who rejected a peace deal and was best known by his alias Ivan Mordisco,…

BOGOTA: Colombian forces have killed FARC dissident leader Nestor Vera and nine other rebels in a raid in the country's southwest, the defense minister said on Friday (Jul 15). The operation "allowed us to neutralize nine individuals on…

Issued on: 06/07/2022 - 03:42 Colombia’s leftist president-elect Gustavo Petro on Tuesday proposed a “bilateral ceasefire” with the violence-stricken country’s last active…