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Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:09:51 +0000Gang truce returns peace to Colombia’s main Pacific port city
A gang truce in Buenaventura returned peace to Colombia’s main port city on the Pacific Coast after three years of turf wars. Members of the “Spartans” and the Shotas” took…
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Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:37:03 +0000Colombia’s largest FARC dissident group declares unilateral ceasefire
The commander of the majority of Colombia’s dissident FARC guerrillas declared a unilateral ceasefire ahead of a possible multilateral ceasefire that includes the security forces. In a video published by…
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Thu, 22 Sep 2022 23:34:12 +0000Petro says multilateral ceasefire in Colombia possible in “matter of days”
President Gustavo Petro said Thursday that a ceasefire with multiple of Colombia’s illegal armed groups would be possible in “a matter of days.” Petro told reporters in New York City…
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Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:30:14 +0000Will Colombia combat drug trafficking despite the US?
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has made it clear that his government will combat drug trafficking with or without the government of the United States. In his speech before the United…
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Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:41:35 +0000Colombia’s Supreme Court orders arrest of its fugitive former president
Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered the arrest of its former president over claims that he sabotaged investigations into congressmen for money. The court announced that it has ordered the detention of…
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