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Alvaro Uribe: Colombia's First Ex-president Convicted Of A Crime

Alvaro Uribe, president of Colombia from 2002 to 2010, was wildly popular in rightwing sectors for his war on leftist guerrillas during a particularly vicious period of the country's six-decade-old conflict.

International Business Times

After taking back land in Colombia, Indigenous prepare their youth to safeguard it

Indigenous Nasa children in Colombia's southwest region are being trained how to protect land their people have reclaimed from vast industrial sugarcane plantations

The Independent UK

Former Venezuelan intelligence chief pleads guilty to US drug charges

Hugo Carvajal faces narco-terrorism and weapon charges amid accusations he helped lead a drug-trafficking group

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Colombia gangs lure children to join ranks via TikTok and Facebook, UN warns

Armed groups post videos of weapons, cars and parties to social media to depict ‘perks’ of lifestyle, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Ecuador Declares National Mourning For 11 Troops Killed By Guerrillas

Ecuador's president declared three days of national mourning starting Saturday over the deaths of 11 soldiers who the army said were killed by dissident FARC guerrillas in an ambush near the Colombian border.

International Business Times

Colombia Faces Worst Humanitarian Outlook Since Peace Deal, Report Warns

A new report by the Red Cross warns Colombia is facing its most critical situation since the 2016 peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

Latin Times

A rebel group begins handing weapons over to the Colombian government as peace talks advance

Colombia's defense ministry says a rebel group called the Commoners of the South has begun handing its weapons over to the government

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Colombia’s fragile peace process in danger as guerrilla violence rises

Colombia has experienced an upsurge in political and criminal violence over the past few months. In late February, the National Liberation Army (ELN) leftist guerrilla insurgent group carried out four bombings in Cúcuta, a city on the border with Venezuela. Several people were left injured by the attacks, and 1,200…

The Conversation

Rebel group committing ‘widespread abuses’ in Colombia’s Catatumbo region, says NGO

Human Rights Watch says more than 56,000 people have been displaced since January, and accuses rebel fighters of executions, forced labour and child recruitment.

Euronews

Rights group says Colombian rebels committed abuses against civilians in disputed region

A prominent human rights group says rebel groups in Colombia have committed “grave abuses” against civilians as they fight for control of the Catatumbo region

The Independent UK

Colombia's new defense minister vows to reclaim territory lost to rebel groups

Colombia’s newly appointed defense minister says he will focus on taking back territory lost to rebel groups that have forced thousands to flee their homes this year

The Independent UK

Security Forces Taken Hostage By Colombian Guerillas Released: AFP

Twenty-eight police officers and one soldier held hostage in southwest Colombia were released Saturday, according to an AFP team on the ground.

International Business Times

Colombian FARC Dissidents Take 29 Soldiers, Police Captive

Dissident members of Colombia's FARC rebel group have taken 29 soldiers and police officers captive during clashes with the military in a key cocaine-growing region in the southwest, the defense ministry said Friday.

International Business Times

Colombian President Announces Plan To Reduce Coca Planting

Colombian President Petro's initiative to eradicate coca in Catatumbo region to combat rebel violence and drug trafficking.

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Colombia's Ongoing Efforts To Find Missing Loved Ones

Explore Colombia's post-conflict journey, peace efforts, and ongoing challenges in the quest for reconciliation and justice.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's reporting on the thousands disappeared in Colombia, Peru and Paraguay

Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decades-long conflicts

The Independent UK

Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace

Five decades of war among leftist guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, drug lords and the government in Colombia have left 450,000 people killed and more than 124,000 disappeared

The Independent UK

Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders

Colombia’s government is offering a roughly $700,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group behind the deadly violence affecting a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela

International Business Times

'We Want Peace': Colombians Swept Up In Bloody Guerrilla Violence

The children of northeastern Colombia have a message for guerrillas blamed for the country's worst violence in over a decade -- as well as for rival militants tempted to take revenge.

The Independent UK

Colombia reactivates arrest orders for top rebels blamed for deadly violence in cocaine turf war

Colombia’s government is reactivating arrest orders for the top leadership of the nation’s largest rebel group

International Business Times

Colombian Forces Edge Into Guerrilla Strongholds

Colombian special forces edged into guerrilla-controlled territory near the border with Venezuela Tuesday, trying to reassert state control amid violence that has forced 20,000 people to flee their homes.

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