Articles for Colombian Military

Ukraine needs more troops fighting Russia. Hardened professionals from Colombia are helping
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine needs more troops fighting Russia. Hardened professionals from Colombia are helping

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Melodic Colombian Spanish fills a hospital treating soldiers wounded fighting Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. A wounded professional soldier from Medellín, Colombia who goes by the call sign of Checho, 32, smiles as he holds gifts from Ukrainian children in a hospital in Ukraine Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Wounded Colombian veterans who joined Ukrainian armed forces to …

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‘A massacre’: Deadly Colombia military operation sparks outrage
2 years, 8 months ago

‘A massacre’: Deadly Colombia military operation sparks outrage

Al Jazeera  

Colombia says its soldiers ‘neutralised’ FARC rebels in Puerto Leguizamo; rights groups say civilians were killed. In Colombia, the term “false positives” conjures up painful memories of the height of Colombia’s 50-year civil war, in which more than 6,400 civilians were extrajudicially killed by the Colombian military. “But there are open questions on how they were killed and what triggered …

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Colombia court accuses soldiers of killing 120 civilians
3 years, 5 months ago

Colombia court accuses soldiers of killing 120 civilians

Al Jazeera  

Peace court accuses 10 Colombian army members of murdering at least 120 civilians and falsely saying they were fighters. A Colombian court has accused 10 members of the military and a civilian of forcibly disappearing 24 people and murdering at least 120 civilians and falsely presenting them as fighters who had been killed in combat. Today from the Bogota bureau: …

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Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot sentenced to 6 years
3 years, 7 months ago

Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot sentenced to 6 years

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A judge in Colombia has sentenced three Venezuelan men to six years in prison for helping organize an ill-conceived plot to remove President Nicolás Maduro involving former American Green Berets. In March, the men pleaded guilty to working alongside Jordan Goudreau, a former U.S. Green Beret and Iraq war veteran, in organizing a rag tag army of a …

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3 Venezuelans plead guilty for aiding anti-Maduro plot
3 years, 9 months ago

3 Venezuelans plead guilty for aiding anti-Maduro plot

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Three Venezuelan men pleaded guilty to helping organize an ill-conceived invasion last year to remove President Nicolás Maduro. In Friday’s hearing before a Colombian court, the men acknowledged their role alongside Jordan Goudreau, a former American Green Beret and Iraq war veteran, in organizing a rag tag army of a few dozen Venezuelan military deserters intent on overthrowing …

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Colombian army committed 6,400 extrajudicial killings: Court
3 years, 10 months ago

Colombian army committed 6,400 extrajudicial killings: Court

Al Jazeera  

Killings allegedly presented as combat deaths to boost perception of military gains in conflict against FARC rebels. Colombia’s military carried out at least 6,400 extrajudicial killings and presented them as combat deaths between 2002 and 2008, a number that is at least three times higher than previously estimated, a special court has said. On Thursday, the tribunal, which was set …

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