Las disidencias de las FARC o ex-Farc Mafia son grupos de excombatientes de la antigua guerrilla que se opusieron o desencantaron del proceso de paz con el gobierno colombiano desde 2016 y se han ido saliendo para regresar a la ilegalidad.
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The governor of Colombia's central department of Meta has survived two back-to-back assassination attempts, a rare case of a continued…
The Colombian guerrillas have won a battle against the Venezuelan military in the state of Apure. But they will never…
On April 23, 2021, two Venezuelan military helicopters landed near the town of La Victoria in the border state of…
The fighting that erupted in the Venezuelan state of Apure in early 2021 was on the surface a classic guerrilla…
The photos showed five dead bodies laid out in the dirt, each with a gun or grenade close to an…
Colombia’s top military commander says 40 percent of ELN and ex-FARC fighters operate in Venezuela, a figure that must be…
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At InSight Crime's annual treat, we ramped up hostile environment and emergency first aid training for our 40-member staff, many of whom conduct on-the-ground investigations in dangerous corners of the region.
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