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.
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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.
Global Health: A Twin Inside a Twin: In Colombia, an Extraordinary Birth
What appeared to be a cyst in a healthy fetus turned out to be an unformed twin “absorbed” early in pregnancy, connected by a second umbilical cord and still growing.
Colombian Prosecutor Investigating FARC Is Accused of Taking Bribe for Ex-Rebel
The authorities said they arrested a prosecutor the moment he was about to accept a $500,000 bribe to help a former rebel leader wanted by the United States.
The Battle at the Venezuelan Border
Would Venezuelan soldiers turn away food for their own people? The opposition rolled the dice.
Pence, in Colombia to Meet Guaidó, Announces New Venezuela Sanctions
While relatively modest, the actions represented a ratcheting up of the American effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro, and Vice President Mike Pence warned of more punitive steps to come.
Scenes From Venezuela: Violence Erupts at Border
Venezuelan security forces and protesters faced off in the border town of Ureña as locals tried to clear a path for humanitarian aid to enter the country from Colombia.
Some Aid From Brazil Pierces Venezuela’s Blockade, but Deadly Violence Erupts
In a showdown with the Maduro government, Venezuela’s opposition managed to get a small truckload of supplies in from Brazil, but elsewhere its effort appeared stalled.
Pablo Escobar’s Home Is Demolished in Colombia, Along With a Painful Legacy
A blast leveled the Monaco building, the drug kingpin’s former home in Medellín, on Friday.