Category Archives: Colombia
FARC concentrating troops while Colombia military moving into rebel territory: UN
Colombia’s FARC guerrilla group is concentrating its approximately 6,600 fighters in coordination with the United Nations while waiting for a resumption of a stranded peace process, according to the UN mission chief.
Colombia rejects peace deal with FARC rebels in referendum
In a historic vote, Colombia’s electorate on Sunday rejected a recently signed peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels, stopping in its tracks a peace process that had already begun.
| Kerry: US Will Not Take FARC off Terror List or Release Guerrilla Leader
The fate of Ricardo Palmera, an imprisoned leader of Colombia’s FARC rebels known as Simon Trinidad, is not on the table as part of a peace agreement between the group and the Colombian government, U.S. Secretary of State JohnKerry said on Monday.
Colombia stakes peace deal on vote; but for millions, their future is at stake
For millions in Colombia, an upcoming vote on peace between the government and FARC rebels will not just decide the fate of their country. Their survival and hopes to a normal life depend on it.
Colombia’s peace deals in depth: End of Conflict
After three and a half years of negotiations, Colombia’s government and FARC rebels finally agreed on a bilateral ceasefire, and the guerrillas’ demobilization and disarmament.
In the fifth of five substantial points on the initial agenda, the warring parties also agreed to let Colombia’s Supreme Court decide how best to seek public ratification of the eventual peace deal.
