Colombia Conflict
Colombia Conflict
The Colombian armed conflict or Colombian Civil War are terms that are employed to refer to the current asymmetric low-intensity armed conflict in Colombia that has existed since approximately 1964 or 1966, which was when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and later the National Liberation Army (ELN) were founded and subsequently started their guerrilla insurgency campaigns against successive Colombian government administrations. It originally began as a backlash produced by a previous conflict known as La Violencia, which had been... read more
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6 dead, 20 wounded in new attack on Colombia cops
From The State Dated 2 February 2012 Assailants in pickup trucks fired homemade mortars at a police station in this western town Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding more than 20, the regional police chief said.The Cauca state police chief, Col. Ricardo Alarcon, said it...
FARC rebels suspend hostage release
From Raleigh News & Observer Dated 2 February 2012 Colombia's largest guerrilla group scratched plans to release six longtime hostages and was blamed for a bomb that killed at least five people in the port town of Tumaco on… Click to Continue »
World Briefing | The Americas: Colombia: Bombing Near Police Station
From The New York Times Dated 2 February 2012 The explosion killed at least seven people and left 75 wounded and officials blamed the rebel group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia for the attack.
World Briefing | The Americas: Colombia: Bombing Near Police Station
From The New York Times Dated 2 February 2012 The explosion killed at least seven people and left 75 wounded and officials blamed the rebel group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia for the attack.
Colombian rebels delay release of hostages
From Big News Network Dated 2 February 2012 A man holds up chains with photos of hostages of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, attached to them, during a march against kidnapping in ...
Authorities: Bomb kills 6, wounds 71 in Colombia
From The State Dated 2 February 2012 A bomb exploded outside a police station in the Pacific port city of Tumaco just as lunch hour ended Wednesday, killing at six people and wounding 71, authorities said.The bomb appeared to be a motorcycle packed with explosives, Tumaco security...
Photos: Colombian police blow up cocaine lab
From Vancouver Sun Dated 26 January 2012 Colombian anti-drug police participating in operation “Republica 73” blew up a cocaine lab in Puerto Concordia on Jan. 25. The operation’s goal is to destroy drug labs that once belonged to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Beyond the FARC, Colombia's 'Other' Armed Groups Remain a Potent Threat
From World Politics Review Dated 24 January 2012 The Colombian government is under increasing pressure to crack down on drug gangs and bolster an inefficient judicial system following a recent forced curfew across parts of northern Colombia by one of the country’s main drug gangs....
Colombian police confiscates 1.7 tons of marijuana
From The Philippine Star Dated 23 January 2012 Colombian police forces had confiscated 1.7 tons of marijuana in a rural area in southwest Colombia, allegedly from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group, a police report said on Sunday.
FARC attack on Colombia radar delays flights, drug fight
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 22 January 2012 BOGOTA, Jan 22 — An attack by Colombian FARC rebels on a radar installation in Cauca province delayed flights in the south of the Andean nation as well as some bound for neighbouring Ecuador and Panama, the civil aviation authority...
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