The Latest Breaking News from FARC

America's Deadliest Drone Just Landed in South America

The U.S. has moved MQ-9 Reaper drones from Africa to Colombia and Ecuador. Here's what that signals for the drug war.

Latin Times · Oct 7

Colombia issues lengthy sentences against ELN rebel leaders for recruiting children

A judge has sentenced in absentia 11 commanders of Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group to prison for recruiting 60 children into their ranks between 2004 and 2018

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Colombia's New Gun Decree Leans on a Statistic That Doesn't Prove What Officials Say It Proves

Colombia's Decree 1368 restores gun-carry permits. The government cites a 76% illegal-weapons statistic its own Attorney General's Office can't confirm.

Latin Times · Sep 21

Dissident militia in Colombia says kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier alive

Colombian rebels have claimed responsibility for kidnapping a Colombian soldier serving in the French Foreign Legion, saying he is alive and in good health nearly a month after he was seized in the south-west of the country. However they warned the government against any military intervention.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 31

Colombian rebel group say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is still alive

Rebels from the Central General Staff, the main splinter group of Colombia's defunct FARC guerrillas, on Sunday said they were responsible for kidnapping a Colombian national serving in the elite French Foreign Legion. The guerrillas said that Jose Olger Melo Charry, who was reportedly on leave in his home country,…

France 24 · Aug 31

Colombia Ends "Total Peace" Shield, Signs Fast-Tracks Extraditions to the U.S. of Five Illegal armed groups

Colombia's new president reversed Petro-era protections for five armed-group leaders, ordering extradition to the U.S. — one case is filed in Florida.

Latin Times · Aug 29

Was it a mistake for 99 Colombian guerrillas to lay down their arms?

Fighters in legal limbo after accepting ‘total peace’ plan of Petro government just days before hardliner Abelardo De la Espriella took over

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29

French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped in Colombia

Colombian military announced Thursday that a French-Colombian soldier from the French Foreign Legion was kidnapped in early August while travelling in the department of Narino. The kidnappers are believed to be members of the Estado Mayor Central, dissidents from the far-left FARC guerrilla group.

France 24 · Aug 28

Colombian drug gangs recruiting children through social media to pilot explosive drones: Report

Colombian drug gangs and rebel groups are increasingly recruiting children and training them for dangerous roles, including piloting drones loaded with explosives, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Monday.

The Times of India · Aug 25

Colombia’s armed groups recruit children and train them in drone warfare, rights group says

A new Human Rights Watch report says drug gangs and rebel groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children for dangerous tasks, including piloting drones carrying explosives

The Independent UK · Aug 24