Reporting from Yari Plains, Colombia — After more than five decades of bloody civil war, Colombia’s infamous armed guerrillas were preparing for peace. Big-name bands from Bogota descended on a remote ...

Colombian authorities Monday announced the unilateral suspension of the ceasefire with dissident Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), known as the Central General Staff (EMC-FARC), after the ...

The announcement that Colombia’s FARC, the region’s oldest and largest insurgency, would halt kidnappings was greeted with mixed emotions. But while the skeptics seem to outnumber the optimists, the ...

Even before the signing of the 2016 peace agreement between the FARC and the Colombian government, it was clear that not all of the former guerillas would welcome and join the process. By mid-2016, ...

Authorities say FARC rebels targeted a U.S. businessman in Panama April 4. April 29, 2008— -- Photos of three Americans held by Colombian guerrillas are displayed prominently in the lobby of the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Rodrigo Granda, right, a former rebel commander and member of the FARC political party, shakes hands with Rocio Lopez, ...

Last week Colombian and FARC leaders shook hands in Havana. It was the first tangible promise of peace in a half century. But despite this, 170,000 acres of an emerald-green plant still threatens ...