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Colombian FARC Dissidents Take 29 Soldiers, Police Captive

Dissident members of Colombia's FARC rebel group have taken 29 soldiers and police officers captive during clashes with the military in a key cocaine-growing region in the southwest, the defense ministry said Friday.

International Business Times

COP16: Can Colombia Lead The Global Fight Against Climate Change?

The country's efforts to become a leader in the area are being undermined by armed groups operating in the country

Latin Times

UN Chief Seeks 'Significant' Funding At Summit To Save Nature

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged "significant investment" in a fund created to safeguard Earth's biodiversity as he addressed delegates to the world's biggest nature protection conference in Cali, Colombia.

International Business Times

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Countries Under Pressure To Fork Out For Nature At UN Conference

Thousands of delegates from around the world are descending on Colombia for a summit on halting humankind's rapacious destruction of nature, with host city Cali on high alert after threats from guerrilla groups.

International Business Times

Efforts to combat deforestation in Colombia lag because of armed groups, report finds

The International Crisis Group is reporting that Colombia's government efforts to control deforestation in the Amazon are being hampered by the actions of left-wing dissidents who control the area

The Independent UK

Colombia Rebels Say Peace Talks 'Blocked' Over Warrants For Leaders

One of Colombia's biggest left-wing guerrilla groups says peace talks are "blocked" over the government's failure to cancel warrants for the arrest of its leaders.

International Business Times

Colombia Rebels To Halt Attacks During UN Biodiversity Summit

Colombia's EMC guerrilla group said Thursday it would not launch attacks in the city of Cali during the upcoming COP16 UN biodiversity summit, as it had previously threatened.

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Gunfire, Bombs As Colombia Guerrillas Flex Muscles Ahead Of COP16

Weary of gunfire and bombs, Ana Munoz recently closed her shop in a hamlet near the city of Cali, which will host a UN biodiversity summit in October that has been threatened by Colombian guerrillas.

International Business Times

Colombian guerrillas withdraw threat to disrupt UN biodiversity summit

Central General Staff militant group previously said Cop16 event scheduled for October in Cali ‘would fail’

The Guardian - UK

Colombia gives assurances over UN biodiversity summit after rebels’ threat

Organisers working to ensure safe environment for attenders in October after guerrillas’ warning of disruption

The Guardian - UK

Colombian Vice President's car shot as the country's security situation continues to deteriorate

Francia Márquez was not in the car. Her family narrowly survived a similar attack not a month ago

Latin Times

Violence in Colombia continues to increase as armed groups brush aside government talks, keep fighting

Between January and May 2024, the United Nations reported a 36% inter-annual increase in the number of people displaced

Latin Times

Colombia Rebel Group Agrees To 'Unilateral Ceasefire'

A Colombian splinter group of former FARC guerrillas known as Segunda Marquetalia has agreed to a "unilateral ceasefire" and the release of captives following negotiations with the government, according to a joint statement Saturday.

International Business Times

Drones: New Terror Tool For Colombian Guerrillas

Colombia's leftist guerrillas are increasingly relying on drones to drop explosives on rivals, sowing terror in rural areas and leaving the military scrambling.

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Security situation in Colombia deteriorates as family members of Vice President narrowly survive attack

An analysis by InSight Crime describes how the attack illustrates the sharp rise in violence in Cauca and Valle de Cauca

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Broadcasters and NextGen Emergency Mass Communications

The state of emergency mass communications is a fragmented mix of the ancient and many emerging apps

International Business Times

Police Officers Killed As Colombia Rebels Launch Gun, Bomb Attacks

Colombian guerrilla fighters on Monday killed two police officers and two other people in separate gun and bomb attacks that injured at least seven in the country's restive southwest, officials said.

The Independent UK

Violence intensifies in southwest Colombia as FARC holdout group attacks police and military

Violence has intensified in southwestern Colombia with a bomb blast injuring six people in the city of Jamundi and an attack by insurgents on a police station in the rural town of Morales leaving at least two officers dead

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Colombian president Petro vows 'full offensive' against armed group after killing of army members

Petro's response to the killings marks a stark contrast with his initial approach of "total peace"

International Business Times

Colombian Rebels Holding Amazon Hostage In Peace Talks

Colombian guerrilla fighters, who long used kidnapping to raise cash and gain negotiating clout, have turned to a new type of hostage: the Amazon rainforest.

International Business Times

Divisions Among Colombia's FARC Dissidents Complicate Peace Talks

One of Colombia's most powerful guerrilla groups has suffered an internal rupture expected to further complicate the country's troubled peace process.

International Business Times

Split Among Colombia Guerrillas Strikes Blow To Peace Talks

A top rebel commander has pulled out of Colombia's peace negotiations amid a split in one of the most powerful guerrilla groups in the country, the government said Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Colombian Amazon deforestation surges as armed groups tighten grip

Country had previously turned the tide on deforestation but armed rebels have revoked ban

International Business Times

Colombia Guerrillas Lure Youth On TikTok

With promises of wealth and images glorifying fighters among vast fields of coca leaves, Colombia's modern-day guerrillas are urging young people to join their ranks via TikTok.

International Business Times

Colombia's Cocaine Canyon: The Guerrilla Turf Impeding Peace

Bright green coca plantations blanket the mountains along the narrow Micay canyon, the heartland of Colombia's holdout guerrillas who rule their fiefdom like a mini-state.

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