FILE - Rodrigo Granda, right, a former rebel commander and member of the FARC political party, shakes hands with Rocio Lopez, sister of two kidnap victims, who were eventually released, during a ...

Colombia’s government has extended a cease-fire with the FARC-EMC rebel group that was set to expire this week, as both sides hold peace talks in Bogotá in an effort to reduce violence in rural parts ...

Armed groups have moved in to the space left by the Farc after the civil war, cutting down rainforest to control land and build thousands of kilometres of smuggling routes ...

The Biden administration is facing criticism over reports that the United States government is preparing to remove the Colombian rebel group FARC from its list of foreign terrorist organizations. The ...

104 fighters from a faction of the FARC dissidents, including 20 minors, according to the Colombian army, deserted, in Cucuta 104 fighters from a faction of the FARC dissidents, including 20 minors, ...

Two residents of the Román Ruiz reincorporation camp in Ituango, Antioquia, get ready to move out The relocation of entire communities of former FARC fighters and their families is becoming ...

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Special Jurisdiction of Peace (JEP) magistrate Camilo Suarez speaks at the sentence hearing of former FARC guerrilla leaders over kidnapping crimes committed during the Colombian armed conflict ...

(Reuters) - Colombian FARC rebels Tuesday plan to free a soldier held hostage for more than 12 years as part of their war on the state. It will be the second release this week by guerrillas. The FARC ...

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas freed four members of the security forces on Sunday, their first release of kidnap victims in more than a year. Here are some facts about the Revolutionary ...

Colombia's leftist FARC guerrilla group has suffered a number of blows in the past year. Several top commanders have died and its most high-profile hostages were rescued in a daring raid. Now it's ...