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Colombia’s govt launches peace talks with the nation’s largest-remaining rebel group

Conflict & Justice

Talks with the rebels started on Nov. 22 in the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas where delegates from both sides fielded questions from journalists. 

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In post-conflict Colombia, imprisoned ex-combatants help maintain a fragile peace

Global Politics

Colombia government pursues talks with FARC rebels

Locating Libya’s looted weapons

Colombia Pursues Talks with FARC Rebels

Global Politics
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Libya’s Rebel Military Chief of Staff Assassinated

Gen. Abdel Fattah Younis, Libya’s rebel military chief of staff, was shot and killed this morning along with two other commanders on their return trip to Benghazi from Port Brega. Suspicions surrounding the deaths are numerous, but the identity and motives of the gunmen have yet to be revealed. Gen. Younis defected in February to […]

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FARC still a danger in Colombia

Conflict & Justice

A Colombian peace advocacy group, the New Rainbow Corporation, says the FARC rebel group is still a danger to the security of the country.

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