Aug 2nd, 2008 · Colombia's leftist FARC guerrilla group has suffered a number of blows in the past year. Several top commanders have died and its most high-profile hostages were rescued in a daring raid. Now it's beginning to suffer defections among jailed rebels.
Jul 21st, 2008 · Colombians took to the streets all over the world Sunday to march in protest against the FARC rebel group. The insurgents still hold hundreds of hostages kidnapped over the years in the group's battle against the Colombian government. The protesters called for the release of all FARC hostages.
Jul 11th, 2008 · Four Colombian police officers are back home after 10 years of captivity as hostages of the FARC guerrilla group. But more than 40 fellow officers — and hundreds of other people — remain in the hands of rebel soldiers, and Colombians haven't forgotten them.
Jul 9th, 2008 · The U.S. Embassy in Bogota has provided details about U.S. participation in the effort to rescue three Americans along with Ingrid Betancourt and 11 other hostages held by FARC guerrillas in Colombia. The U.S. created a 100-member team of intelligence analysts and special forces to help.
Jul 7th, 2008 · One of three men freed last week from rebels in Colombia called his captors "terrorists with a capital 'T.'" Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell spent more than five years as hostages of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Jul 5th, 2008 · NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr weighs in on the week's news: Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt was freed six years after being taken hostage by the Colombian rebel group FARC; Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was re-elected; Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said he was open to "refining" his Iraq policy, but wasn't shifting his stance on troop withdrawals; Republican presidential hopeful John McCain made significant changes in the top tier of his campaign staff; and former Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), died on July 4.
Jul 3rd, 2008 · Three Americans rescued Wednesday in Colombia from FARC rebels have returned to the United States. Five years ago, their plane was shot down over FARC-held territory. One of them met with family members. The other two were expected to do the same.
Jul 3rd, 2008 · The Colombian military has rescued four hostages from left-wing FARC rebels. Marc Chernick, associate professor at Georgetown University, says though the rebels have been weakened, they can continue fighting the military for a long time.