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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 »
Police Nab FARC Rebel Linked to Uribe Inauguration Attack in Colombia
March 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombian police captured a purported high-ranking member of the FARC leftist guerrilla group's Eastern Bloc who is suspected of participating in a deadly 2002 mortar attack during former President Alvaro Uribe's first inauguration. continue reading »
Colombian Army Investigates Car Bombs that Killed 2, Wounded 2
February 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombia's army said two car bombs - not one, as was initially reported - were used in attacks in the conflict-ridden province of Cauca that left two dead and two others wounded. continue reading »
FARC Says Willing to Free 3 Colombian Security Force Members
February 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombia's FARC guerrilla group said Saturday they are willing to free two police captured on Jan. 25 and a soldier grabbed this week in the Andean nation's southwest. continue reading »
Is the Colombian Peace Period Over Already?
December 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A group of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, rebels attacked the police station of a poor northwestern Colombian town, an assault that comes less than a month after the guerrilla group's leadership declared a unilateral two-month truce. continue reading »
First Round of Peace Talks Between Colombia and Rebels End
November 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The first round of talks here between the Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels has ended with progress on mechanisms for incorporating civil society into the process, which is aimed at bringing an end to a decades-long armed conflict. continue reading »
Peace Talks Between Colombia and FARC to Begin October 15
October 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Representatives of Colombia's FARC rebel group said that peace talks with the Andean nation's government will begin Oct. 15, a week later than originally announced. continue reading »