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Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:00:06 +0000‘Low-intensity urban terrorism’ is Colombia’s ‘new threat’
The “new threat” to Colombia’s national security is “low-intensity urban terrorism,” the country’s defense minister insisted on Monday. Defense Minister Diego Molano and far-right President Ivan Duque contradicted ...
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000Colombia arrests 134 anti-government activists
Colombia’s defense minister said Monday that 134 alleged anti-government government activists have been arrested over the past week. The alleged members of so-called “Frontline” groups were arrested “for a variety…
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Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:01:09 +0000Surge in deadly violence in Colombia undoes peace process’ security gains
Homicides in Colombia went up between 24% and 29% in the first half of 2021, undoing the security gains achieved by a 2016 peace deal with demobilized FARC guerrillas. According…
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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:38:18 +0000Colombia arrests retired military commander for army base ‘attack’
Colombia’s chief prosecutor said Thursday that a retired army captain was behind an alleged car bomb attack on a military base in the northeast of the country in June. In…
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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:30:38 +0000The drug trafficking problem of Colombia’s Congress
Two drug trafficking associates will preside over Colombia’s Senate and House of Representatives as President Ivan Duque finishes his term after his 2018 election with mafia support. The election of…
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