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Photo: Violence in Bajo Cauca from Twitter account of Antioquia governor Ánibal Gaviria
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Residents of Colombia’s Bajo Cauca Caught in Crossfire as Petro’s “Total Peace” Ignored

Guerrilla-paramilitary clashes in Bajo Cauca evolved since the 1990s, with demobilizations fueling new conflicts and criminal rivalries.
Posted On June 5, 2025
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Land Mines.
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Under President Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace,” Landmines Proliferate in Colombia

Colombia signed the Ottawa Treaty in 1997, but only in 2016 did FARC, its largest guerrilla group, pledge to assist in demining efforts.
Posted On March 24, 2025
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Insight Crime: Mafia Groups Fronting As Private Security Companies in Colombia

Alexander Ruíz Pulido, a retired colonel arrested in February, ran businesses linked to paramilitary leaders and armed groups like the AGC.
Posted On March 24, 2025
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Land border crossing.
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Illegal Migrant Flows Between Colombia & Panama Drop From 37,000 to under 500 in One Year

Migrants are paying traffickers to travel from Panama towards Colombia, reversing migration routes.
Posted On March 21, 2025
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With Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” in Shambles, Criminal Groups Sprout Branches

Colombia's "Total Peace" plan faces challenges as armed groups fragment over drug and gold profits, hindering President Petro's peace negotiations.
Posted On February 25, 2025
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Gustavo Petro (photo:gustavopetro.com.co)
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Halfway Through Presidential Term, Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” Is Failing

The ELN has violated the agreement at least 39 times over the past year, according to the Colombian think tank, CERAC.
Posted On August 9, 2024
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AUC Leader Salvatore Mancuso JEP Testimony in Colombia
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Paramilitary Leader Salvatore Mancuso Testifies About AUC Ties to Companies, Politicians, and Military

Salvatore Mancuso made claims implicating companies including Chiquita, Ecopetrol, Postobón, Bavaria, and Drummond.
Posted On May 27, 2023
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Colombian law enforcement burn a coca laboratory in the Colombian department of Narino. (Credit: Policía Nacional de Colombia / AP, William Fernando Martinez)
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With ‘The Invisibles,’ Post-Conflict Colombia Has a New Generation of Drug Traffickers

The new generation of Colombian drug lords, dubbed "The Invisibles," realize that their best protection is not a private army — but anonymity.
Posted On March 25, 2018
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