Colombia’s army, which had ordered officers to pledge to double the number of militants they killed, captured or forced to surrender, said it would change the commitment.
Author: NICHOLAS CASEY
Colombia Army’s New Kill Orders Send Chills Down Ranks
Senior officers told The Times that soldiers are under intense pressure to defeat rebel groups and that a pattern of suspicious killings and cover-ups has begun to emerge this year.
Promises Made: Colombia’s Peace Deal Promised a New Era. So Why Are These Rebels Rearming?
Rebels are rearming, violence is soaring in the countryside and a new government is wavering in its commitment.
Promises Made: Colombia’s Peace Deal Promised a New Era. This Is What It Looks Like.
Rebels are rearming, violence is soaring in the countryside and a new government is wavering in its commitment.
Secret Venezuela Files Warn About Maduro Confidant
Venezuela’s intelligence agency gathered evidence against one of the country’s most powerful figures, including accusations of drug trafficking and ties to Hezbollah.
Rival Protests Grip Venezuela After Guaidó’s Failed Effort to Beckon Military
“There’s no turning back,” vowed the opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, who has called on Venezuelans to rise up against President Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Steps Up Pressure, but Maduro Holds On
After Juan Guaidó said rebellion was at hand, supporters clashed with loyalists to the president. By day’s end, Mr. Guaidó fell short of the prize he sought.
Juan Guaidó, Flanked by Soldiers, Calls for Military Uprising in Venezuela
The opposition leader appeared outside a military base in Caracas along with Leopoldo López, a prominent activist who had been under house arrest.
Maduro Digs In. It’s an Old Strategy, but It May Work.
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and the opposition leader Juan Guaidó have been playing a waiting game as each claims to be the country’s rightful leader. But Mr. Maduro seems to be taking the lead.
‘It Is Unspeakable’: How Maduro Used Cuban Doctors to Coerce Venezuela Voters
President Nicolás Maduro sent doctors door-to-door to warn the ill and elderly that care would be cut off unless they voted for the governing party, said 16 Cuban physicians who worked in Venezuela.