FARC News
Uncertainty in Reintegration Camps, Another Challenge for Peace in Colombia
While former guerrillas look for a way forward in the midst of an increasingly fragile peace process, the murder of one of their own has increased doubts about whether the reintegration camps can provide any safety at...
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FARC
As the biggest irregular army in Colombia, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - FARC) have long operated in various regions of the country in search of resources to fund their insurgency. They agreed to end their 52-year war against the government in August 2016, as part of a peace process that began in 2012.
The FARC are the oldest and most...
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Resurgence of Coca in Putumayo Reflects Colombia’s Failed Strategy
The south of Putumayo has re-emerged as Colombia’s second-largest coca producing center, following a period of demobilizations and crop substitutions that had led...
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Seuxis Pausías Hernández, alias ‘Jesús Santrich’
Seuxis Pausías Hernández Solarte, alias “Jesús Santrich,” is a former rebel commander who has taken up arms again as part of a new...
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Drug Dealers Masqueraded as FARC to Enter Colombia’s Peace Process
The capture of a former FARC leader in Colombia has revealed how he tried to falsely enlist drug traffickers within the country's peace process, registering them as...
Colombia /
Hernán Darío Velásquez Saldarriaga, alias ‘El Paisa’
Hernán Darío Velásquez, better known as 'El Paisa,' was a top former leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de...
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Uptick in Colombia Massacres Highlights Shifting Criminal Dynamics
A new United Nations report has revealed a scandalous increase in the number of massacres carried out in Colombia, revealing new criminal dynamics in strategic...
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Trails Along Colombia-Venezuela Border Are Criminal Enclaves
In the aftermath of the closure of the Colombia-Venezuela border, criminal groups have seized control of illegal trails, known as "trochas," that have become the...
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Key Criminal Revelations From Former Venezuela Intelligence Chief
The former head of Venezuela’s military intelligence service has revealed some key details that confirm longstanding links between several officials in the regime...
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GameChangers 2018: As Opioids and Cocaine Boom, the Americas Wilt
While traditional criminal organizations have widened their portfolios dramatically in recent years, drug trafficking remains the most important earner in the...
Analysis /
GameChangers 2018: The Year Crime Became an Ideology
Welcome to InSight Crime’s Criminal GameChangers 2018, where we highlight the most important trends in organized crime in the Americas over the course of the...