Farc Hostages

Colombian Rebels Set To Release 6 Hostages

AP | By LIBARDO CARDONA | Posted 12.27.2011

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BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombian rebels on Tuesday announced plans to release six hostages who have been held captive for more than a decade. The Revolu...

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FARC Blames Government For Executions

AP | FRANK BAJAK | Posted 01.29.2012

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BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia's main leftist rebel group is blaming President Juan Manuel Santos' government for the weekend deaths of four securi...

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Another Lonely Christmas For Columbia's Longest-Held Hostage

AP | RODRIGO ALMONACID | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOGOTA, Colombia — Not until Johan Steven Martinez began school at age 4 did he learn why he had never met his father. "I realized that all my ...

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Pablo Emilio Moncayo: FARC To Free Colombian Soldier Held Hostage For 16 Years

AP | CESAR GARCIA | Posted 05.25.2011

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FLORENCIA, Colombia — A Colombian soldier held hostage for more than 12 years was freed by rebels Tuesday and reunited with his family, ending a...

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Colombia's Presidential Campaign Kicks Off -- Finally

John Otis | Posted 05.25.2011

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The highpoint of Uribe's presidency was a daring hostage-rescue operation. But in the aftermath, as the president maneuvered to keep his job, his reputation took a hit.

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Hostage Carolina Zuluaga Rescued

Colombia Reports | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Colombian-American citizen, kidnapped February 6, was rescued by Colombian authorities Tuesday in the rural zone of Yumbo, in the south western depa...

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Former American FARC Hostages Speak About Being In Captivity For Five Years (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)

Harper Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

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What was it really like inside a Colombian jungle prison camp? The three former US hostages are sharing eerie photos from their new book Out of Capt...

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I Was Held Hostage in Colombia, and My Captors Should Face US Justice

Marc Gonsalves | Posted 05.25.2011

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Until this past July, I was held hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). My captor must be brought to the United States to account for his crimes.

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Colombian Rebels' New Strategy: Release Hostages

csmonitor.com | Sibylla Brodzinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA - Colombian leftist guerrillas freed four hostages on Sunday in the first of three hand-overs planned for this week. The relea...

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FARC Rebels To Free High-Profile Hostages

Latin American Herald Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOGOTA -- The release of the captives Colombia's FARC rebels promised to free will take place Sunday, an opposition lawmaker who has acted as a mediat...

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Ingrid for President / Ingrid Para Presidenta

David Paul Appell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Betancourt has hinted at another run for the top job. If she does, she could become not just one the world's most respected presidents but also a much-needed beacon of hope in Latin America.

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Colombia Rescues Ingrid Betancourt, Americans From FARC

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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***UPDATED 9:21pm ET -- July 2, 2008*** Colombia - Colombian spies tricked leftist rebels into handing over kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid B...

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