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- Colombia Proposes to Meet Rebels to Discuss Hostages (Sep 9, 2005)
Colombia is awaiting a response to its offer to hold talks with the country's main leftist rebel group to discuss a possible exchange of jailed rebels for hostages.
- Colombia to Temporarily Free Marxist Leader to Advance Peace Talks (Sep 8, 2005)
Colombia's government has agreed to temporarily release a jailed Marxist rebel leader in an effort to spur peace talks aimed at ending four decades of violence.
- Colombia Orders Army Arrests in Indigenous Killing (Aug 20, 2005)
Colombian authorities have ordered the arrest of 11 soldiers accused of killing an indigenous leader last year and falsely reporting he died in a clash with leftist rebels.
- Colombian Police: Two Priests Killed in Ambush by Rebels (Aug 16, 2005)
Police in Colombia say two priests have been killed by suspected leftist rebels in ambush on a rural road in the northern part of the country.
- Colombian Military Police Mistakenly Kill Two Soldiers (Aug 11, 2005)
Authorities in Colombia have killed two soldiers and wounded six others after they mistook them for leftist rebels.
- Colombia's President Meets Bush (Aug 4, 2005 Crawford)
U.S. President Bush met with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez at the Bush ranch near Crawford, Texas on Thursday.
- Bush to Meet with Colombia's President in Texas (Aug 4, 2005 Crawford)
U.S. President Bush will welcome Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez to his ranch near Crawford, Texas on Thursday to discuss U.S. assistance to the Colombian government's efforts to stop drug cultivation and smuggling and end a 41-year civil conflict.
- Colombian Rebels Place Conditions on Talks with Government (Aug 3, 2005)
Colombia's main rebel group has insisted the government pull troops out of two mountain towns before it will take part in face-to-face meetings.
- Colombian Government Seeks Meeting with FARC (Jul 27, 2005)
The Colombian government has offered to meet unconditionally with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to discuss a possible prisoner swap.
- Colombia Offers to Buy Coca From Farmers (Jul 26, 2005 Rio de Janeiro)
Colombia is offering to buy coca plants from small farmers no questions asked.
- French Holding Secret Talks with FARC to Gain Betancourt's Release (Jul 23, 2005)
French government negotiators are holding secret talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in an effort to win the release of politician Ingrid Betancourt, who was kidnapped by rebels more than three years ago.
- Colombian Defense Minister Resigns Amid Criticism (Jul 9, 2005)
Colombia's controversial defense minister, Jorge Alberto Uribe, has resigned, citing personal reasons.
- Colombian Official Asks Court to Reject Re-Election Measure (Jul 2, 2005)
Colombia's inspector general is recommending that the country's Constitutional Court reject legislation that would allow President Alvaro Uribe to run for re-election next year.
- Colombia's President Blames Intelligence Failure for Attack (Jun 28, 2005 Rio de Janeiro)
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe blames intelligence failures for the recent attacks on Colombian troops by armed rebels in the oil-rich southwest region of the country.
- 19 Missing Soldiers in Colombia Found Alive (Jun 26, 2005)
Colombian army officials say 19 soldiers who went missing after battling leftist rebels have been found alive.
- Colombian Paramilitaries Disarm Under Peace Deal (Jun 16, 2005)
More than 400 right-wing Colombian paramilitary fighters have turned in their weapons as part of a peace deal with the government.
- Colombian Military Seizes Record Arms From Rebels (May 30, 2005 Rio de Janeiro)
The Colombian military has made the largest seizure of ammunition and other explosives in the country's history.
- Colombia Finds Foreign Guns in Rebel Camp (May 6, 2005 Rio de Janeiro)
The Colombian military says it has found a cache of military rifles from Nicaragua in a camp belonging to the nation's leading left-wing rebel group.
- Colombia Hands Over US Soldiers Suspected of Arms Smuggling (May 5, 2005)
U.S. officials have taken custody of two American soldiers arrested in Colombia on suspicion of smuggling ammunition to illegal right-wing paramilitary groups.
- Rice Pledges Continued US Security Aid to Colombia (Apr 28, 2005 Bogota)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, after talks late Wednesday with senior Colombian officials, pledged continued U.S. security aid for the Bogota government in its war against insurgents and drug traffickers.
- UN: Colombian Conflict Threatens Native Population (Apr 23, 2005 Washington)
Indigenous groups caught up in Colombia's internal conflict face 'tragedy' from violent attacks that are leading to mass displacement of their people, says a U.N. refugee agency.
- UN Warns Fighting in Colombia Endangers Indigenous Groups (Apr 22, 2005)
United Nations officials say some indigenous groups in Colombia face extinction because of ongoing political fighting that has forced them to flee their ancestral homes.
- Rights Group Condemns Colombian Guerrilla Group for Using Indiscriminate Weapons (Apr 18, 2005 Washington)
The use of gas cylinder bombs and other indiscriminate weapons by Colombia's largest guerrilla army shows its 'flagrant disregard' for the lives of the Colombian civilian population, says Human Rights Watch.
- Colombian Troops Attack Leftist Rebels, Killing 15 (Apr 17, 2005)
At least 15 leftist rebels have been killed in clashes with Colombian troops.
- UN Accuses Colombia of Gross Human Rights Violations (Apr 13, 2005 Geneva)
The top U.N. human rights official says she is seriously concerned by the havoc wreaked on the civilian population by Colombia's ongoing civil war.
- Mexican Diplomat Meets with Leader of Colombian Rebel Group (Apr 13, 2005)
A Mexican diplomat says he has met with the leader of Colombia's second largest rebel group in an effort to broker a peace deal between the group and the Colombian government.
- Ambassadors Urge Colombian Rebel Group to Declare Cease-Fire (Apr 9, 2005)
Ambassadors from Spain, Brazil and Venezuela met with a jailed Colombian rebel leader Friday in hopes of securing a cease-fire between his leftist group and Colombia's government.
- Colombian Marxist Rebels Kill 17 Soldiers in Convoy Ambush (Apr 7, 2005)
Colombian Army officials say 17 soldiers were killed when rebels ambushed a Colombian army convoy traveling through northeastern Arauca state late Wednesday.
- UN Says Fighting In Northwestern Colombia Has Displaced More than 2,000 (Apr 6, 2005)
The United Nations refugee agency says more than two thousand people have been displaced by fighting between armed factions in northwestern Colombia.
- Rebels Ambush Colombian Military Convoy, 10 Soldiers Dead (Mar 23, 2005)
Colombian authorities say leftist rebels have attacked a military convoy in southern Colombia with explosives, killing 10 servicemen.
- Grenade Attack in Colombia Kills 7 (Mar 6, 2005)
Police in Colombia say at least seven people were killed and 20 injured by a grenade attack in the town of Cajibio late Saturday.
- Colombia Paramilitaries Threaten to End Peace Talks (Feb 24, 2005)
Colombian right-wing paramilitaries say they will back out of peace negotiations with the government if legislation is approved calling for prison terms for group members who committed serious crimes.
- Some Progress Reported Against Recruiting Child Soldiers in Colombia (Feb 23, 2005 Washington)
The United Nations says 'some progress' has been made in ending the recruitment and use of child soldiers by three armed groups in Colombia that the U.S. State Department has designated as foreign terrorist organizations.
- Colombia Dismisses Arms Race with Venezuela (Feb 17, 2005 London)
The Colombian defense minister, on an official visit to London, says his country will not be drawn into an arms race with neighboring Venezuela.
- Colombian Rebels Kill 24 Troops in Jungle Attack (Feb 9, 2005)
Marxist rebels have killed at least 24 Colombian soldiers in a jungle region near the border with Panama.
- US Seeks Pressure on Venezuela to Cut Links With Colombian Rebels (Jan 26, 2005 State Department)
The U.S. State Department said Wednesday Latin American countries should press Venezuela to end any relationship it might have with left-wing rebels in Colombia.
- Assassination of Colombian Journalist Denounced by United Nations (Jan 15, 2005 Washington)
The killing of a Colombian radio reporter on Tuesday, represents an 'intolerable attack on democracy,' says the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- Colombia Extradites Rebel Leader to US on Drug, Terrorism Charges ( Dec 31, 2004)
Colombian officials have extradited a top Marxist rebel leader to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking and terrorism.
- Colombia Issues Ultimatum to FARC Rebels ( Dec 30, 2004)
The Colombian government says a top Marxist rebel leader will be extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges unless rebels free dozens of hostages by Thursday.
- FARC Wants Face-to-Face Talks with Government ( Aug 30, 2004)
"Colombia's largest rebel group says negotiations for a prisoner swap with the government must be face-to-face, and must take place in a demilitarized ""safe zone."""
- Colombia Offers Prisoner Exchange With Rebels ( Aug 19, 2004)
Colombia's government has offered to free 50 jailed Marxist rebels in exchange for an equal number of hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebel group (FARC).
- Colombia's ELN Rebels Free Kidnapped Bishop (Jul 28, 2004)
Colombian Roman Catholic Church officials say Marxist rebels have released a bishop who was kidnapped two days ago.
- Pope Demands Release of Kidnapped Colombian Bishop (Jul 27, 2004)
Pope John Paul has demanded that rebels in Colombia release a Catholic bishop from captivity.
- Rebels Kidnap Bishop in Colombia (Jul 26, 2004)
Colombia's second largest rebel group has kidnapped a Catholic bishop.
- Colombia Rebels Refuse Peace Talks (Jul 20, 2004)
Colombia's main Marxist rebel group says it will not participate in peace talks with the government as long as President Alvaro Uribe remains in power.
- UN Deems Colombia Forgotten Humanitarian Crisis (May 10, 2004 United Nations)
The humanitarian crisis in Colombia is the worst in the western hemisphere, with two million people forced from their homes into slums without basic services.
- Human Rights Crisis in Colombia Worsens, says Rights Group (Apr 21, 2004)
Amnesty International says there is a worsening human rights crisis in Colombia's oil-rich Arauca region, where government forces, in collaboration with paramilitary groups, have been battling leftist rebels.
- Acting UN High Commissioner Criticizes Colombian Government (Apr 13, 2004 Geneva)
The U.N.'s Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights criticized the Colombian government for undermining the rule of law, and condemned the ongoing violence and killings by Colombia's rebel and paramilitary groups.
- State Department Noon Briefing, March 22, 2004, (Transcript) (Mar 22, 2004)
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