Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops
Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying ...
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Clashes between Colombian military and guerrilla dissidents leave a soldier dead and another wounded
One Colombian soldier is dead and another one is injured following clashes with guerrilla dissidents in a coca-growing region where their turf war with a rebel group has killed dozens of people this ...
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Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced a plan Monday to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying farmers while they switch to ...