Colombia is increasing its troop numbers as part of a renewed offensive against illegal armed groups, the head of the country ...

Is Colombia seeing more war than peace? Story by Marco Müller, Deutsche Welle • 2mo. W hen President Gustavo Petro took office in 2022, he aimed to bring about comprehensive peace in Colombia.

Colombia vowed "war" against left-wing guerrillas Monday, declaring a state of emergency and deploying thousands of soldiers to contain violence that killed at least 100 people and threatens to ...

Colombia’s government publicly apologizes for the extrajudicial killings of 19 civilians who were slain by the military during the nation’s civil war.

"Death has become commonplace in Colombia," said a well-informed U.S. traveler returning from Bogota last week. "The words assassination and murder are bandied about with no more ...

The criminal war in northeast Colombia has escalated into a new phase of violence, as intense fighting between two Colombian guerrilla groups erupted in the Catatumbo region, a key cocaine production ...

We should realize, too, that Colombia comprises 40 million inhabitants -- 75 percent urban and 25 percent rural -- who want only to be treated with dignity and respect, who hope that one day, as ...

“It is time to accept that the war on drugs has been a complete failure,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced during his inauguration festivities earlier this month, commenting on a ...

Colombia Avoids Trade War With US as Business Community, Citizens Call for Cooler Heads By Oliver Griffin, Luis Jaime Acosta and Nandita Bose BOGOTA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Colombia's President ...

The dirty fight for control of Colombia’s petroleum resources surfaced as an important element in a murderous civil war that has rocked the Andean country for decades claiming at least 262,000 ...

As unmanned aerial vehicles increasingly dominate global battlefields, Latin America is quietly emerging as a testing ground ...