South & Central America Terrorist Groups

                   

Colombia's FARC Terrorist Group Faces Devastating Reversals

newsblaze.com     15 hrs ago   1 related          

By Merle D. Kellerhals Jr. The Colombian terrorist group known as the FARC is suffering mounting losses at the hands of aggressive Colombian military and law enforcement authorities while simultaneously watching its influence...                

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Another Uribe ally arrested for alleged paramilitary ties

earthtimes.org     19 hrs ago   2 related          

Bogota - A Colombian political leader from President Alvaro Uribe's ruling coalition was arrested Friday for alleged illegal contact with right-wing paramilitaries. Senator Carlos Garcia, who leads the National Unity Party, was...                

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Why does Russia cooperate with ‘rogue states’

hindu.com     19 hrs ago          

Russia does not deny international cooperation, including that of judicial agencies, but has some misgivings about possible interference in domestic affairs. Nevertheless, Washington and part of the international community are...                

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Colombia: FARC releases eight hostages

ww4report.com     yesterday   31 related          

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced July 24 that it had received eight of ten persons detained by the FARC guerillas July 17 when their boat was stopped on the Río Atrato in Chocó departament. The...                

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bbc.co.uk: Carlos Cuesta greets family members after being released by the Farc in Quibdo, Colombia (24 July 2008) bbc.co.uk

Farc hands hostages to Red Cross

bbc.co.uk     yesterday   1 related          

The Farc has waged a 44-year civil war and still holds 700 hostages Colombia's Farc rebel group has released eight of the 10 hostages it kidnapped last week, the International Committee of the Red Cross has said. The hostages...                

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S American officials meet to discuss creation of defense council

xinhuanet.com     yesterday          

SANTIAGO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The working group for the proposed Defense Council of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) held their second meeting here on July 22-23, the Chilean Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a...                

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cnn.com: Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt with Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos after her release. cnn.com

Colombian rebels turn over 8 to Red Cross

iht.com     yesterday   10 related          

The International Red Cross says Colombian rebels have released eight people who were recently kidnapped. However the guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia still hold two others seized last week on a river in...                

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Colombia: FARC hands eight civilians over to ICRC

helpicrc.org     yesterday   1 related          

Bogotá (ICRC) – Yesterday, 23 July, in a rural area of Vigía del Fuerte, Antioquia department, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) received eight civilians who had been held by the FARC-EP since 17 July 2008.                

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Venezuela denies flying Colombian guerrillas to Nicaragua for Sandinista celebration

iht.com     yesterday   3 related          

Venezuela denied reports Thursday alleging that a government-owned airplane had carried Colombian rebel leaders to Nicaragua for a Sandinista celebration. Venezuelan Vice President Ramon Carrizalez called the report, published...                

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Chevez spent $33 billion to influence neighbors

prairiepundit.blogspot.com     yesterday          

Miami Herald: Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has spent close to $33 billion to influence the regional politics of Latin America, helping to finance the economies of nations such as Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, a...                

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