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राष्ट्रपति के वादे के चार साल बाद, उनके संभावित उत्तराधिकारी बढ़ते guerrilla attacks से निपटने के तरीके पर विभाजित हैं। 2016 में कोलंबियाई सरकार और लैटिन अमेरिका की सबसे बड़ी विद्रोही सेना के बीच हुआ ऐतिहासिक शांति समझौता कुछ मायनों में सफल रहा: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) अपने हथियार डालने पर सहमत हुआ और देश को झकझोर देने वाली हिंसा में काफी कमी आई। लेकिन केवल यह समझौता दशकों लंबे सशस्त्र संघर्ष को हमेशा के लिए समाप्त नहीं कर सका। बाद के प्रशासनों ने समझौते के कार्यान्वयन की प्रक्रिया धीमी कर दी, जिसे Farc dissidents और अन्य विद्रोही गुटों ने खारिज कर दिया था। Continue reading...

Cargo plane carrying between 80 and 110 soldiers crashes shortly after takeoff in southern Amazon regionScores of Colombian soldiers are feared dead after military transport plane crashed on takeoff in the south of the country.The defense minister, Pedro Sánchez, said the accident happened as the Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 plane was taking off from Puerto Leguízamo, deep in Colombia’s southern Amazon region on the border with Peru, as it transported troops from the armed forces.More details soon … Continue reading...

Relations deteriorate as Gustavo Petro claims government of Trump ally Daniel Noboa bombing targets in ColombiaPresident Gustavo Petro has accused Ecuador of bombing targets inside Colombian territory, saying later that the burned remains of nearly 30 people had been found near the border, in a sharp deterioration in relations between the two neighbouring countries.The Colombian leader said on Tuesday that an attack which had left “27 charred bodies” did not appear to have been carried out by Colombia’s own forces or any illegal armed groups which he said do not have armed planes. Continue reading...