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The ongoing detention of French legionnaire José Olger Melo Charry by FARC dissidents in southwestern Colombia underscores the persistent challenge of armed rebel control over remote territories.
A series of deadly attacks in southwestern Colombia has raised security concerns ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for May. Military and police presence has been increased in affected area
An armed commando group shot and killed six people near Popayán in southwestern Colombia, marking the country's 36th mass murder this year. The incident occurred in the Cauca department, a region where factions of the former FARC guerrilla group are vying for control over the coca trade.
A soldier from the French Foreign Legion has been kidnapped by armed guerrilla groups in southwestern Colombia. French authorities are currently coordinating with Colombian officials to locate the missing service member.
A series of deadly attacks in southwestern Colombia has raised security concerns ahead of the presidential elections to be held in May, the Associated Press (AP) reported today.
Severe clashes between the Misak and Nasa tribes in southwestern Colombia over ancestral land claims have resulted in seven deaths and over a hundred injuries, with authorities attempting to prevent further bloodshed.
A bomb attack on a highway in Colombia killed 14 civilians and injured dozens, with authorities blaming dissident FARC rebels for the incident which occurred weeks before the presidential election.