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Colombia (Farc) agreed to lay down their weapons, and the violence that had racked the country was substantially reduced. But the deal alone could not end the decades-long armed conflict for good. Subsequent administrations
dissident groups of the former FARC rebels. **Santiago Saldarriaga/AP** Santiago Saldarriaga/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — A spate of attacks against civilians and military bases in Colombia's southwestern region has raised security concerns as the country heads
dissident faction of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) that operates in the region. A bomb attack on Friday on a military base in Cali, Colombia’s third-largest city, injured
violence,” Joao Valencia, 42, a relative of a woman killed in the attack, told the AFP news agency, holding up her picture. “These kinds of women should die of old age, not have their lives
violence is once again on the rise. Armed groups have expanded their ranks, tightened their grip on drug routes and illegal mining, and sought to fill power vacuums left by demobilised forces. They are also
Violence and [surging crime](/news/2026/5/12/red-cross-says-people-displaced-by-conflict-in-colombia-doubled-last-year) have featured prominently in the presidential race to replace the country’s first leftist leader, Gustavo Petro. The frontrunner in the presidential race, left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda, has promised