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Rescued Columbian Children Stay Lively, Draw Missing Rescue Dog
The four Indigenous children rescued after wandering the Colombian Amazon for 40 days are recovering and in "high spirits", welfare officials said Monday, even drawing a picture thought to depict a missing army search dog.
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"Failure Not An Option" For Jungle Commandos In Colombian Children Rescue
Indigenous volunteers working alongside the army were a winning combination in the rescue of four children lost in the jungle for 40 days, but Colombian commandos, among the most seasoned in the world, also played a key role.
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9 Soldiers Dead In Colombian Military Helicopter Crash
The Colombian army said it had found the bodies of nine of the 11 soldiers missing after a military helicopter crashed Tuesday in the country's southeast during an operation against guerrillas.
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United Arab Emirates Sending Colombian Mercenaries To Yemen: Sources
The United Arab Emirates has secretly sent some 300 Colombian mercenaries to fight for it in Yemen, paying handsomely to recruit a private army of well-trained, battle-hardened South American soldiers, sources told AFP.
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Colombians Killed in 1985 Justice Palace Battle Identified
The remains of three Colombian women that vanished in fighting when leftist rebels briefly captured the Justice Palace in 1985 have been identified, the attorney general's office said Tuesday.
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Blames ELN Rebels for Bogota Blasts
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday blamed leftist ELN guerrillas for two explosions that rocked Bogota and left 10 people slightly injured a day earlier.
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2 Blasts Hit Colombian Capital, 10 Hurt
At least 10 people were hurt when two minor blasts rattled the Colombian capital Bogota on Thursday, officials said, putting authorities on alert amid an uptick in violence.
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Colombia's ELN Rebels Claim to Down Army Helicopter
Leftist rebels with the National Liberation Army (ELN) claimed responsibility Saturday for this week's attack on a Colombian army helicopter in which eight troops were killed.
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Colombian Anti-Kidnap Chief's Daughter Abducted
Unknown assailants have abducted the daughter of the director of Colombia's National Protection Unit (UNP), the force charged with guarding people at risk of kidnapping or assassination, officials said Friday.
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Presses for Peace as FARC Death Toll Climbs
The president of Colombia called Saturday for accelerated peace negotiations with FARC guerrillas, as local media reported that seven rebels had died in an ongoing government offensive.
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For Some Colombian Kids, Classroom is Jungle and Family is FARC
Aurora, who grew up doing back-breaking work on a farm in central Colombia, was 12 years old when she first set foot in a classroom, and the lesson was self-defense against "enemy combatants."
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Colombia's Santos Says FARC Release of Hostages Will Be Next Week
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he hoped next week to secure the release of five captives, including an army general, held by Marxist FARC rebels, a move that will allow stalled peace talks to continue.
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Colombia Rebels to Free General, Opening Door to Resume Peace Talks
Colombian Marxist rebels agreed to release an army general captured by their comrades over the weekend, a move that may lead to a resumption of peace talks and defuse a crisis that threatened to extend five decades of war.
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Colombian Kingpin's Former Hit Man Leaves Prison
A former hit man for Pablo Escobar who confessed to hundreds of murders as head of the Colombian drug kingpin's army of assassins has been freed from prison despite protests by his many victims.
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After 50-Years, Colombian Army and Rebels Meet Face-to-Face at Peace Talks
Colombian military officers and leftist guerrillas met face-to-face on Friday for the first time in their 50-year war, starting talks on a ceasefire that would take hold should the government and the rebels reach a comprehensive peace agreement.
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Rescued Columbian Children Stay Lively, Draw Missing Rescue Dog
The four Indigenous children rescued after wandering the Colombian Amazon for 40 days are recovering and in "high spirits", welfare officials said Monday, even drawing a picture thought to depict a missing army search dog.
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"Failure Not An Option" For Jungle Commandos In Colombian Children Rescue
Indigenous volunteers working alongside the army were a winning combination in the rescue of four children lost in the jungle for 40 days, but Colombian commandos, among the most seasoned in the world, also played a key role.
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9 Soldiers Dead In Colombian Military Helicopter Crash
The Colombian army said it had found the bodies of nine of the 11 soldiers missing after a military helicopter crashed Tuesday in the country's southeast during an operation against guerrillas.
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United Arab Emirates Sending Colombian Mercenaries To Yemen: Sources
The United Arab Emirates has secretly sent some 300 Colombian mercenaries to fight for it in Yemen, paying handsomely to recruit a private army of well-trained, battle-hardened South American soldiers, sources told AFP.
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Colombians Killed in 1985 Justice Palace Battle Identified
The remains of three Colombian women that vanished in fighting when leftist rebels briefly captured the Justice Palace in 1985 have been identified, the attorney general's office said Tuesday.
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Blames ELN Rebels for Bogota Blasts
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday blamed leftist ELN guerrillas for two explosions that rocked Bogota and left 10 people slightly injured a day earlier.
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2 Blasts Hit Colombian Capital, 10 Hurt
At least 10 people were hurt when two minor blasts rattled the Colombian capital Bogota on Thursday, officials said, putting authorities on alert amid an uptick in violence.
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Colombia's ELN Rebels Claim to Down Army Helicopter
Leftist rebels with the National Liberation Army (ELN) claimed responsibility Saturday for this week's attack on a Colombian army helicopter in which eight troops were killed.
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Colombian Anti-Kidnap Chief's Daughter Abducted
Unknown assailants have abducted the daughter of the director of Colombia's National Protection Unit (UNP), the force charged with guarding people at risk of kidnapping or assassination, officials said Friday.
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Presses for Peace as FARC Death Toll Climbs
The president of Colombia called Saturday for accelerated peace negotiations with FARC guerrillas, as local media reported that seven rebels had died in an ongoing government offensive.
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For Some Colombian Kids, Classroom is Jungle and Family is FARC
Aurora, who grew up doing back-breaking work on a farm in central Colombia, was 12 years old when she first set foot in a classroom, and the lesson was self-defense against "enemy combatants."
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Colombia's Santos Says FARC Release of Hostages Will Be Next Week
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he hoped next week to secure the release of five captives, including an army general, held by Marxist FARC rebels, a move that will allow stalled peace talks to continue.
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Colombia Rebels to Free General, Opening Door to Resume Peace Talks
Colombian Marxist rebels agreed to release an army general captured by their comrades over the weekend, a move that may lead to a resumption of peace talks and defuse a crisis that threatened to extend five decades of war.
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Colombian Kingpin's Former Hit Man Leaves Prison
A former hit man for Pablo Escobar who confessed to hundreds of murders as head of the Colombian drug kingpin's army of assassins has been freed from prison despite protests by his many victims.
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After 50-Years, Colombian Army and Rebels Meet Face-to-Face at Peace Talks
Colombian military officers and leftist guerrillas met face-to-face on Friday for the first time in their 50-year war, starting talks on a ceasefire that would take hold should the government and the rebels reach a comprehensive peace agreement.
