BOGOTA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Colombia's government and a dissident faction of the former FARC rebel group known as the Second Marquetalia said on Friday they have started a peace process. In a joint ...

Colombias government has confirmed that senior leaders of the Clan del Golfo, the countrys largest illegal armed group, would serve prison time under any potential peace agreement, marking a ...

In 2016, the Colombian government and the guerrilla group FARC-EP ended their five decade-long war. As part of the peace agreement, FARC-EP’s weapons had to be collected, a process known as ...

FILE - Colombian government representative Vera Grabe, left, and Colombian commander of the National Liberation Army guerrilla group (ELN) Pablo Beltran exchange their signed ceasefire extension ...

This week, we’re sharing an excerpt from Anthony Dest’s new book Dissident Peace: Autonomous Struggles and the State in ...

"With the capture of our comrade Jesus Santrich, the peace process is now at its most critical point, faced by a genuine threat," Ivan Marquez said in a statement. Santrich, who had been slated to ...

At a conference on the ongoing Colombian conflict hosted by the Mortara Center last month, a panel of policy experts discussed a war occurring more than 2,300 miles away — but one speaker brought the ...

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's peace negotiations with leftist FARC rebels have hit a critical low as the group steps up violent attacks and the government could walk away from the process unless the ...

After 50 years of living war, Colombia is ready to learn about peace. President Juan Manuel Santos this week signed a new law requiring all Colombian schools and universities to include basic course ...

Colombia’s government and the country’s biggest guerrilla army are further along in peace talks than ever before. Now that they’ve settled on a timetable for actually accomplishing results, the ...