Colombia

Colombia’s president calls on UN to extend peace mission until 2022

President Ivan Duque called on the UN to extend its peace verification mission between Colombia's government and former FARC rebels until 2022

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Accused of airstrike civilian casualty cover-up, Colombia’s defense minister Botero resigns

Colombia's defense minister Guillermo Botero resigned after facing accusations of trying to cover up the deaths of children in an airstrike on a drug trafficking gang

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Colombia troops kill 9 FARC dissidents in San Vicente del Caguan raid

Colombian troops killed nine FARC dissidents in a raid in what the president said was "a clear message" to their leaders

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Ex-FARC commander calls for Colombia rebels to take up arms

Former senior FARC commander Ivan Marquez announced he is taking up arms with other Colombia guerrillas who reject a peace deal with the government

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Colombia’s ELN rebels ask for government guarantees after peace talks fail

Colombia's ELN rebels demanded guarantees their delegation could return due to the failure of talks, after a bombing killed 20 people in Bogota

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At least 21 people killed in blast at Colombia police training center

A car bomb exploded outside a police cadet training center in Colombia's capital Bogota, killing at least eight people and injuring 10 others

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Colombia army kills leader of FARC splinter group

A top leader of a splinter group of Colombia's FARC rebels was killed in a clash with security forces in the south, the army said

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Colombia arrests 8 soldiers over farmer’s murder

Colombian authorities arrested eight soldiers over the murder of a farmer earlier this year, one of thousands of such cases involving security forces under investigation

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ELN rebels say Colombia government peace talk conditions ‘unacceptable’

Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) said President Ivan Duque's conditions to restart talks aimed at ending their insurgency are 'unacceptable'

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Colombia isn’t joining NATO

Colombia isn't joining NATO. Or rather Colombia is already part of NATO.

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