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One Marine Dead, Four Wounded as FARC Dissidents Deploy Grenade-Dropping Drones Against the Colombian Navy

A FARC dissident drone strike killed marine Edwin Vargas Londoño and wounded four others on Colombia's Guapi River Friday. What the attack reveals.

Latin Times · Oct 24

With Mandate Deadline Looming, Colombia's New Government Pushes to Shrink Peace Oversight

Colombia's De la Espriella government pushes to reshape UN peace oversight as budget cuts threaten the JEP and mandate expiry looms October 31.

Latin Times · Oct 14

Colombia's Panamerican Highway Under Siege as FARC Splinter Group Strikes Third Time

FARC dissidents bombed El Bordo's highway toll booth on Oct. 12, injuring 3 and closing the Panamerican—Colombia's third car bomb strike in a single week.

Latin Times · Oct 13

Colombia issues lengthy sentences against ELN rebel leaders for recruiting children

A judge has sentenced in absentia 11 commanders of Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group to prison for recruiting 60 children into their ranks between 2004 and 2018

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Colombia's New Gun Decree Leans on a Statistic That Doesn't Prove What Officials Say It Proves

Colombia's Decree 1368 restores gun-carry permits. The government cites a 76% illegal-weapons statistic its own Attorney General's Office can't confirm.

Latin Times · Sep 21

Colombia’s cocaine-funded militias turn to drones as far-right president launches all-out war

IN FOCUS: Caught in the crossfire of an increasingly violent internal war are the civilians living around Colombia’s primary cocaine trafficking routes in northern and western areas of the country. Alex Croft reports

The Independent UK · Sep 13

How a French Foreign Legion soldier dramatically escaped Colombian captors

A French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped by Colombian guerrillas escaped after nearly a month in captivity by overpowering a guard, jumping into a river with his hands tied and trekking for four days through the Andes to reach safety, according to a Colombian military source.

France 24 · Sep 9

Colombia's De la Espriella Deepens Ties With Washington as Focus Shifts to Pacific Drug Routes and Ecuador Border

Colombia and the U.S. expand military cooperation under President De la Espriella, targeting Pacific cartel routes, border security, and FARC dissidents.

Latin Times · Sep 2

De la Espriella Closes Three Peace Tables, Opens New Fronts Against Extortion and Corruption

De la Espriella closed three Petro-era peace tables, launched anti-extortion and anti-corruption units, and gave an earthquake recovery update.

Latin Times · Aug 31

Dissident militia in Colombia says kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier alive

Colombian rebels have claimed responsibility for kidnapping a Colombian soldier serving in the French Foreign Legion, saying he is alive and in good health nearly a month after he was seized in the south-west of the country. However they warned the government against any military intervention.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 31