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Colombian Rebel Group Kills 9 Soldiers
May 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The death toll from the attack staged by National Liberation Army, or ELN, guerrillas on soldiers in a rural area outside Chitaga, a city in Colombia's Norte de Santander province, has risen to nine, the army said Wednesday. continue reading »
Colombian Army Kills 7 FARC Rebels
May 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Army troops killed seven FARC guerrillas and captured an eighth in fighting in southwestern Colombia over the weekend, a high-level military commander said. The dead guerrillas belonged to the 29th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, Southwestern Joint Command chief Gen. Leonardo Barrero Gordillo told Efe. continue reading »
Pancho Villa Raided Columbus, New Mexico in 1916
March 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, Pancho Villa led nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico in 1916. continue reading »
Germans Held by Colombian Rebels are Released After 4 Months
March 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The smaller of Colombia's two main guerrilla groups on Friday handed over two German captives to a humanitarian commission, ending their four-month ordeal, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. continue reading »
ELN Rebel Group Release Kidnapped Mine Workers in Colombia
February 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Five foreign workers kidnapped last month from a mining project in northern Colombia were released Friday by the smaller of the Andean nation's two main guerrilla groups, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. continue reading »
FARC Release 3 Kidnapped Engineers in Colombia
February 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombia's FARC rebels have freed the three petroleum engineers they had kidnapped in the country's southwest, a police spokesman told Efe Thursday. continue reading »
FARC Rebels Bomb Oil Depot in Colombia
August 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Leftist FARC guerrillas mounted bomb attacks Tuesday on an oil depot and an electric pylon in the northeastern province of Norte de Santander, Colombian authorities said. continue reading »
FARC Commander Involved in 2011 Terrorist Attack Killed
August 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A FARC commander suspected of being involved in a 2011 bombing that killed the highway patrol chief of the northwestern Colombian province of Antioquia has been killed, the Army News Agency reported. continue reading »
FARC Rebels Attack Police Checkpoint 1 Killed, 2 Wounded
August 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Suspected FARC guerrillas killed one police officer and wounded two others in an ambush in the southwestern Colombian province of Cauca, officials said Saturday. continue reading »
Drug Traffickers, Shining Path Guerrillas Kill 2 Police Officers
July 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two police officers were wounded in an ambush staged by guerrillas and drug traffickers in a jungle area in the southeastern Peruvian region of Cuzco, police spokesmen said. 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 »
Epidemic Strikes Amazon Nomads
June 26, 2011 | by Survival International | Latino Daily News
An outbreak of respiratory disease has struck one of the Amazon’s last nomadic tribes – whose numbers have already been decimated by flu and malaria. 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 »
