Topic: Gabriel Silva
Colombian soldiers rescued two senior police officers and a police sergeant that leftist guerrillas held hostage in the jungle for nearly 12 years, the country's defense minister announced here.A fourth police officer being held hostage escaped his captors during the ...
Colombia rescues 3 hostages held by rebels since 1998; fate of 4th freed hostage uncertainColombian soldiers freed two high-ranking police officers and an army sergeant who were among the longest-held rebel captives during a raid Sunday in the South American nation's ...
Venezuela to open military trial for 5 Colombians accused of espionage, sabotageFive Colombians were transferred to a military court Wednesday to face espionage and sabotage charges after Venezuelan officials accused them of spying on and tampering with the nation's power grid ...
Colombia's militias guilty of same abuses committed by predecessors New militias have arisen to replace Colombia's notorious right-wing paramilitary groups and they are committing the same sorts of violence as their predecessors, a prominent international rights organization said Wednesday.More ...
Venezuela has expelled hundreds of miners from Colombia and other countries without warning, causing chaos in this border town, Colombia's Defense Minister Gabriel Silva has said. "We're going to report this sort of forced displacement to international human rights authorities ...
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said Tuesday that a deal giving the US military access to Colombian bases will be signed at the end of the week.The accord, which has led to howls of protest in several South American capitals, " will ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Colombia will sign a controversial security pact with the United States to enhance its war on " narcoterrorism" by the end of the week, Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said on Tuesday.The agreement, which gives U.S. troops access to ...
