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Cocaine trade in the rugged Micay Canyon threatens Colombia's peace efforts

In the rugged Micay Canyon of southwestern Colombia, rebel groups have beefed up their presence over the past two years despite efforts by Colombian President Gustavo Petro to negotiate peace deals with these irregular armies under a strategy known as total peace

The Independent UK

In the jungle with the secretive Colombian guerrillas key to country’s future

The Segunda Marquetalia are one of a handful of remaining rebel groups holding talks with Colombia’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro

The Independent UK

Dozens of former FARC fighters abandon 'reincorporation' village in Colombia after death threats

Dozens of former guerrilla fighters and their families have been forced to abandon their village in southern Colombia after receiving death threats from a rebel group that is still fighting the government

The Independent UK

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Colombian army resumes military operations against rebel guerrillas after ceasefire ends

Peace talks froze in the past months, with the ELN ending its suspension of kidnappings

Latin Times

Blackwater founder Erik D Prince advocates for $100 Million bounties on Venezuela regime leaders Maduro and Cabello

As the political crisis in Venezuela deepens and the repression against the protests becomes more violent, the ideas on social media to solve the situation also abound. Erik D Prince has a bold suggestion for the U.S. government.

Latin Times

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 ex-guerrillas traded war for whitewater rafting. Now dissident rebels are forcing them out

The 2016 peace deal ended the longest-running war in the western hemisphere and was expected to bring sweeping change, but the reality has been complicated

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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.

International Business Times

Monday briefing: The cocaine trade is booming – and with it violence, trafficking and smuggling

In today’s newsletter: a new Guardian series exposes the devastating human and environmental cost of cocaine production

The Guardian - UK

Colombia Replaces Scandal-plagued Army Chief

Colombia's president on Monday replaced the country's army chief, who had come under fire for deteriorating security and a scandal in which he allegedly put his wife's English teacher under surveillance out of jealousy.

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.

International Business Times

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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

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Colombia Faces Major Attacks By FARC Dissidents

Colombia faces violence from FARC dissidents, challenging President Petro's peace efforts in a complex security landscape.

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.

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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.

International Business Times

Amid Crime Surge, Vendors In Bogota Turn To Hired Guns

On the streets of a Bogota neighborhood where a businessman was killed for refusing to pay protection money, retired soldiers sporting weapons and camouflage gear keep a watchful eye on every movement.

International Business Times

Colombia Says Armed Groups Not Respecting Ceasefire

The Colombian government on Tuesday accused two key armed groups of failing to comply with an ongoing ceasefire in place during peace talks aimed at ending decades of conflict in the country.

Latin Times

Colombia Signs $1.2 Billion Loan Agreements With Multilateral Lenders

The three contracts will help reform programs such as the peace agenda, strengthening gender equality policy and implementing the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) agenda in the environmental sector that will be implemented over the years.

International Business Times

Colombia To Hold Peace Talks With Ex-FARC Guerilla Holdouts

The Colombian government will hold fresh peace talks with one of the main dissident FARC guerrilla groups still active in the country, according to a document released Friday.

International Business Times

Colombian Government, ELN Rebels Resume Peace Talks In Havana

Colombia's government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group started a sixth round of peace talks Monday, seeking to agree in Cuba on an extension of a ceasefire that expires next week.

Latin Times

From Colombia's FARC Escape to 'CEO of the Year' in the U.S.: Margarita Womack's Success with MasPanadas

"My company makes me proud to be Colombian," the Ph.D. and founder of MasPanadas told The Latin Times. A look at how she got to where she is.

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