Colombia, Clan del Golfo crime gang agree three concentration areas for combatants

Colombia and the Clan del Golfo crime gang have agreed at negotiations in Qatar that combatants from the group will gradually gather in three defined areas from March 1, part of negotiations between ...
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Violent guerrillas are taking Colombia's children. Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting them

When Patricia Elago Zetty's 13-year-old son went missing in Colombia's conflict-ridden southwest, she didn't hesitate. Elago and five fellow members of the Indigenous Guard trekked across mountainous ...
The Republic

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on armed groups recruiting children in Colombia

CALDONO, Colombia (AP) — When the armed groups that operate in Colombia’s drug trade need new recruits, they are increasingly turning to the children of the regions where they are active. Confronting ...
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Colombia deploys armed drones in escalating fight against drug gangs

BOGOTÁ, Colombia – Inside a cavernous hangar next to Bogotá's international airport, military officers are testing a new weapon: a Colombian-made drone that can carry up to 18 pounds of explosives.
Newsday

In Colombia, Indigenous youth seek to protect land. They have to escape violence to do it

LAS DELICIAS, Colombia — Adriana Pazu wiped away tears as she remembered a colleague who was shot dead earlier this year by an armed dissident group for defending their land. Pazu, an Indigenous ...
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Violent guerrillas are taking Colombia’s children. Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting them

CALDONO, Colombia (AP) — When Patricia Elago Zetty’s 13-year-old son went missing in Colombia’s conflict-ridden southwest, she didn’t hesitate. Elago and five fellow members of the Indigenous Guard ...