The Andes

Colombia: ELN to join peace talks?

Colombia’s peace advocates are calling for inclusion of the ELN guerillas in the Havana dialogue with the FARC, warning of a “marginalized” front in the civil war.

The Andes

Colombia: FARC assassinate indigenous leader

A Nasa indigenous leader was assassinated in an ambush by FARC guerillas at the village of Jámbalo, Cauca department, just as the rebels announced an end to their ceasefire.

Central America

Honduras: deadly DEA raid —again

A suspected drug trafficker was killed in the first DEA-backed drug raid in Honduras following a five-month suspension in radar intelligence sharing between the countries.

The Andes

Colombia: ELN abducts gold prospectors

Guerillas of Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) abducted five gold prospectors working for a Canadian company on an exploratory mission in Bolívar department.

The Andes

Colombia: FARC ends unilateral ceasefire

Colombia’s FARC rebels announced the immediate end of a two-month unilateral ceasefire and renewed its call for a bilateral truce to hold peace talks with the government.

The Andes

Colombia: petroleum workers leader murdered

Two men on a motorcycle gunned down a labor leader as tensions grew in a dispute between petroleum workers and their employer—as police try to implicate the union.

Central America

Colombia: war with Nicaragua ‘last resort’

Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos stated that war with Nicaragua is a "last resort"—while withdrawing official recognition from the  World Court over the martime dispute.