Guerrilla movement FARC denied their connection to a man being investigated by the Colombian government for allegedly carrying out forced abortions on female members. The rebel group insisted that having such policy is not part, and against, their principles.
A man who is allegedly responsible for performing over 100 forced abortions on female fighting in the Colombian Marxist group FARC has been arrested in Spain.
In yet another gesture of goodwill toward the central government in Bogotá, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Wednesday freed a soldier who had been captured two weeks ago when he was on vacation in the country's southern jungles.
The Colombian government and the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continue to try to wrap up an expected peace deal that would put a definite end to South America's longest-running armed conflict.
Colombian security forces have they killed a senior rebel Marxist group Ejército de Liberación Nacional, (National Liberation Army), the second largest guerrilla army in the region.
Thirty jailed member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group have received pardons from the Colombian government, as President Juan Manuel Santos is rushing to finalize a peace deal with the leftist militants.
The political fate of Juan Manuel Santos seems closely linked to the peace deal the Colombian president has worked out with the country's leftist guerilla group. The leader himself admits that his legacy would suffer greatly if the agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were to come apart.
As a further proof that the Colombian rebel group FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) is making an effort at peace, the leader of the Marxist organization, Rodrigo Londono Echeverri, says that he ordered his fighters to cease purchasing guns and ammunition in September.
Colombia's main guerrilla group on Monday rejected the government's efforts to put the peace deal both sides are finalizing up to a plebiscite, insisting that a national constituent assembly should be called instead to determine the country's future.
Colombian leader Juan Manuel Santos has announced a bilateral truce between his nation and the Marxist rebel group FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia).
The Colombian government has come to an agreement regarding the over 50,000 people who are estimated to still be missing due to over 50 years of conflict between the nation and the Marxist group.
Now that tensions between the Colombian government and the Marxist group FARC seems to have come down, the Unites States has announced, through their Colombian ambassador, that they will let the South American country decide how to deal with FARC rebels known to have committed crimes.
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe this week voiced his strong opposition to the tentative agreement his successor, Juan Manuel Santos, has struck with the country's leftist guerillas.
The Colombian rebel group FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) has announced on Wednesday they will suspend their military training after reaching an agreement witht the Colombian government.
The deal between the Colombian government and the country's leftist guerillas could help many nations address issues ranging from climate change to extreme poverty, President Juan Manuel Santos told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.
The 50-year conflict between the Colombian government and the country's leftist guerrillas may be coming to an end, as President Juan Manuel Santos and the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced a breakthrough on Thursday in Havana.
Negotiations between the Colombian government and the country's leftist rebels must succeed, Pope Francis said on Sunday, as he noted that the talks to end South America's longest-running conflict were facing a "crucial moment."
The Marxist organization FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) has just come off what they have deemed a positive set of peace talks in Havana and proposed the creation of a new pact with the Colombian government.
