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FARC Commander Killed, Cali Cartel Leader Extradited
One of the wealthiest units of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - FARC), the 48th Front, reportedly lost...
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Extortion Rings Run From Colombia’s Prisons
With talk in Medellin about creating a cashless public transport system and moves in Bogota towards installing cell phone signal jammers in prison, Colombian...
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Fake Colombian Demobilization Stories Explain Rise of BACRIMs
Paramilitary commanders have said that the demobilization of some elements of the AUC was faked, with the blessing of government officials, undermining official...
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ETA-FARC Ties Exposed
Interpol has issued a red alert regarding the capture of Victor Ramon Vargas Salazar, a member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas...
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RawFeed: Fuzzy Math in State Department Report
(Originally published 3 March, reprinted with permission from Adam Isacson and Just the Facts.)
The State Department has just released its annual International...
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Victim: Army Playing Parcheesi When Rebels Kidnapped Us
The Colombian army did not, as it said, rescue 21 of 23 kidnapped oil workers, one of the victims told Colombian radio on Tuesday. Whats more, the victim said the...
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In Kidnappings of Oilworkers, FARC Seek Psychological Edge
Just as quickly as 23 oil field workers were kidnapped in Vichada, one of Colombia's most rural and isolated departments, 21 of them were released the following...
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RawFeed: The Evolution of the Drug Submarine
Following the discovery in February of Colombias first fully submersible narco-submarine, built by drug cartels to ship cocaine through the Pacific to the...
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Ecuador Busts Alleged FARC Firearms Factory
Last Wednesday Ecuador dismantled a weapons factory in Quito allegedly supplying arms to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias...