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Jun- 2021 -16 JuneAmericas
Car Bomb Attack at Colombian Military Base Wounds 36
A car bomb blast inside an army base in the Colombian city of Cucuta wounded 36 people Tuesday, officials said, blaming the attack on ELN guerillas.
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Apr- 2021 -29 AprilAmericas
Eight Venezuelan Soldiers Killed in Clashes on Colombian Border: Army
Eight Venezuelan soldiers have been killed in clashes with armed groups operating on the Colombian border, doubling the toll since an offensive against the combatants started in March, the defense ministry in Caracas said.
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6 AprilAmericas
Venezuela Says 8 Soldiers Killed in Clashes on Colombian Border
Venezuela said eight of its soldiers have died since an offensive started two weeks ago against armed groups operating on the border with Colombia.
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Mar- 2021 -3 MarchAmericas
Colombia Military Attack Kills 10 FARC Guerillas
A military bombing killed 10 guerrillas and injured three at a base of dissidents of the former FARC rebel group in southeast Colombia, official sources said Tuesday.
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Aug- 2020 -20 AugustAmericas
FARC Leaders Testify Over Child Soldier Recruitment
Former FARC rebels began testifying Wednesday before a special court over allegations the group recruited thousands of child soldiers to fight its guerrilla war against the Colombian government.
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Jul- 2020 -22 JulyAmericas
Nine Soldiers Confirmed Dead in Colombia Helicopter Crash: Army
The Colombian army said nine soldiers were killed and six wounded after a military helicopter went down Tuesday in the country's southeast during an operation against guerrillas.
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Jan- 2020 -10 JanuaryAmericas
Colombia’s president calls on UN to extend peace mission until 2022
President Ivan Duque called on the UN to extend its peace verification mission between Colombia's government and former FARC rebels until 2022
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Nov- 2019 -7 NovemberAmericas
Accused of airstrike civilian casualty cover-up, Colombia’s defense minister Botero resigns
Colombia's defense minister Guillermo Botero resigned after facing accusations of trying to cover up the deaths of children in an airstrike on a drug trafficking gang
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Aug- 2019 -30 AugustAmericas
Colombia troops kill 9 FARC dissidents in San Vicente del Caguan raid
Colombian troops killed nine FARC dissidents in a raid in what the president said was "a clear message" to their leaders
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29 AugustAmericas
Ex-FARC commander calls for Colombia rebels to take up arms
Former senior FARC commander Ivan Marquez announced he is taking up arms with other Colombia guerrillas who reject a peace deal with the government
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