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Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace
CALI, Colombia (AP) — From time to time, Gustavo Arbeláez faces relatives whose losses were caused by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the powerful guerrilla group he was part of during Colombia’s five-decade armed conflict. Tears in their eyes, victims name...
Takeaways from AP's reporting on the thousands disappeared in Colombia, Peru and Paraguay
Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decadeslong conflicts. Many have never been found, presumed to be the victims of dictatorships, insurgencies or organized crime. The most well-known of these mass disappearances occurred in Argentina and Chile during their...
Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government on Saturday announced a roughly $700,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group, whose turf war with guerrilla dissidents in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela has left dozens of people...
Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combat
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s president issued a decree Friday giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela that has been wracked in recent days by a deadly turf war among dissident rebel groups. President Gustavo Petro's decree,...
Colombia reactivates arrest orders for top rebels blamed for deadly violence in cocaine turf war
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's government is reactivating arrest orders for the top leadership of the nation's largest rebel group following attacks on civilians as part of a deadly turf war with dissident guerrillas from another armed group for control of a coca-growing region bordering...
Colombia halts peace talks with ELN rebels and accuses them of war crimes in northeastern region
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia on Friday suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, for a second time in less than a year after blaming the rebel group for recent violence in a northeastern region. "The dialogue process with this group is suspended, the ELN...
