At least 18 FARC rebels were killed in a government airstrike in Colombia, a media report said.
Another two guerillas died in the bombing Thursday in the area of Guapi in the southwest department of Cuaca, El Tiempo newspaper reported.
Wednesday, 15 April, 2015
Colombia: 10 soldiers killed in southwest Colombia FARC attack
Rebel group FARC reportedly killed 10 soldiers in the southwest of Colombia on Wednesday. Local media said the deadly combat followed a rebel attack, which would be a violent breach of a unilateral ceasefire called by the guerrillas in December.
The combat took place around midnight in Buenos Aires, a municipality in the troubled southwestern Cauca state and only a few miles south of Colombia’s third largest city, Cali.
Wednesday, 17 December, 2014
Colombia: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announce indefinite unilateral ceasefire, but under conditions
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, on Wednesday declared an indefinite ceasefire, an unprecedented concession to public pressure and opponents to ongoing peace talks with the country’s government.
FARC peace delegation leader “Ivan Marquez” announced the ceasefire from Cuba, where a rebel delegation have been meeting with government delegates since November 2012 to negotiate their way out of 50 years of bloody armed conflict.
Saturday, 6 December, 2014
Colombia: Killed 4 FARC guerrillas by army
At least 4 Farc fighters and an army sergeant have been killed in violent clashes in rural zones of 2 departments in southwest of the country.
The army corporal has been killed by a rebel in a clash in the municipality of Caloto (Cauca department).
Sunday, 8 June, 2014
Colombia: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announce 3 weeks of ceasefire to allow elections
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, have announced a ceasefire of three weeks to allow elections scheduled for June 15 to take place without guerrilla attacks.
The ceasefire was announced by the FARC’s commander-in-chief, “Timochenko,” in an open letter directed to hard-line presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga who has been critical of ongoing peace talks between the group and the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos, who is seeking reelection.