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France Yet To Respond to Colombian Rebels’ Offer to Release French Journalist
May 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Former Sen. Piedad Cordoba and the International Committee of the Red Cross agreed on Monday to form a delegation to receive a French journalist captured last month by leftist FARC rebels while embedded with Colombian security forces, but neither Paris nor Bogota commented on the proposed release. continue reading »
Lebanese Man Pleads Guilty to Providing Arms to FARC in Exchange for Cocaine
May 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Lebanese citizen has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court in Manhattan to conspiracy to provide weapons to Colombian guerrillas in exchange for more than a ton of cocaine, prosecutors said. continue reading »
Juanes Not Only Writes Songs, He Writes for Peace in Colombia
May 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In an article written for the Bogota newspaper, El Tiempo, Colombian singer Juanes recounted his experiences with ex-guerrillas and the need for peace in his country. continue reading »
FARC Guerillas Kill 11 Soldiers at Colombia-Venezuela Border
March 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, guerrillas killed a non-commissioned officer and 10 other soldiers in Arauca, a province on the border with Venezuela, a military spokesman told Efe. continue reading »
Colombian FARC Guerrillas are Large Land Owners
January 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombia's FARC guerrilla group has carried out land seizures and owns - in the names of straw men - farms of up to 42,000 hectares (105,000 acres), the director of the Territorial Consolidation and Reconstruction Unit, Alvaro Balcazar, said in an interview published by the El Tiempo newspaper. continue reading »
Colombian Marines Seize 32 Homemade Bombs
December 25, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Marines found 32 homemade bombs containing a total of 130 kilos of explosives in a rural area outside Tumaco, a port city on Colombia's Pacific coast, the navy said Sunday. continue reading »
Colombian Guerillas Use Dead Body Laced with Explosives to Deter Local Police
December 7, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Four police officers were slightly wounded on Wednesday when they approached a dead body that FARC rebels left surrounded with explosives on the outskirts of Florencia, a city in the southwestern Colombian province of Caqueta, officials said. continue reading »
Colombia Guerrilla Group FARC Names New Leader
November 16, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombia's FARC guerrilla group said it has named Timoleon Jimenez, alias "Timochenko," as successor to previous rebel chief Alfonso Cano, who was killed in a military operation earlier this month. continue reading »
Colombian “Peace Community” Nominated for Sakharov Human Rights Prize (VIDEO)
October 26, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Colombian town of San José de Apartadó has been nominated for the 2011 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, for their “resilience and dedication to the high values of peace and justice.” continue reading »
Colombian FARC Embedding Their Terrorist Bombs in Fabled ‘Panela’ Brown Sugar Loafs
August 8, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The guerrilla group detonated a bomb hidden inside a “Panela” block, murdering NGO leader Maria Elizabeth Quiróz. continue reading »
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Exonerated in Ecuador
March 31, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An Ecuadorian court provisionally dismissed Santos from the investigation concerning the 2008 bombing of a FARC camp inside Ecuador. continue reading »
6 Killed in Colombia Helicopter Heist for Cash (VIDEO)
March 4, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Six people were killed in Colombia after hostile armed forces attacked a helicopter carrying money to a local bank. continue reading »
6 Charged For Conspiring to Provide Weapons to Supposed Colombian Terrorists
January 13, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigation into an international weapons trafficking organization operating in the United States and Central and South America has lead to the arrest of six individuals in Colombia charged in the Southern District of Florida. continue reading »
Colombia Touts Latin America as Part of Solution for Global UN Goals
September 25, 2010 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, at the gathering of world leaders at the UN General Assembly, promoted the vital role that the resources of Latin America can play in achieving many of the global goals that the United Nations has set, from providing food to fighting climate change. continue reading »
22 Killed As Colombia’s FARC is Dealt a Serious Blow
September 21, 2010 | by LAHT | Latino Daily News
A serious blow was dealt to the leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Sunday by the Colombian military. At least 22 FARC guerillas were killed while fighting continue reading »
La UE Condena el Ataque de las FARC que Acabó con la Vida de 14 Policías
September 5, 2010 | by La Prensa | Latino Daily News
La responsable de política exterior y seguridad de la Unión Europea (UE), Catherine Ashton, ha condenado "en los términos más firmes" el asesinato de 14 policías en una emboscada de las FARC ocurrida en el municipio de Doncello (Colombia) el pasado 1 de septiembre. "Es por acciones brutales como ésta que las FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) están incluidas en la lista europea de organizaciones terroristas", aseguró la jefa de la diplomacia comunitaria, en un comunicado enviado a última hora de ayer. continue reading »
