Two of Tenerife’s busiest shopping areas remained calm yesterday, Saturday, despite fears of possible looting and disorder following messages circulated on social media. Calle del Castillo in Santa Cruz and the Golden Mile in Playa de Las Américas had been…
The Security Council today unanimously adopted resolution 2833 (2026) (to be issued as document S/RES/2833(2026) ), extending the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia until 31 October 2027, focusing on its primary function to support verification and monitoring of implementation of…
Colombia’s president says parts of Bogotá need military control against criminal groups. No order has been issued, and he named only two areas. Colombia’s president wants the army to take control of parts of Bogotá, the capital, to stop criminal…
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ECUADOR · GUAYAQUIL · SECURITY Ecuadorian soldiers and police seized about 100 firearms from arsenals hidden in bunkers in less than a week, the television network Teleamazonas reported on Saturday, 24 October 2026. Ecuadorian soldiers and police seized about 100 firearms from arsenals hidden in bunkers…
Weekly Edition · Saturday, 24 October 2026 · Issue #27 The Big Picture: This week’s Latin America Defense Monitor follows a rescue mission in Haiti and a terrorism list in Buenos Aires. Both show how far the US-led security campaign now reaches, from a UN-backed…
COLOMBIA · PEACE POLICY Colombia’s main peace tables with armed groups are closed. A new commissioner has been given the 2016 accord to review. Colombia peace talks now rest on one appointment: President Abelardo de la Espriella has named Viviane Morales his…
NEW YORK - States should avoid abusively labelling drug cartels and gangs as 'terrorist' organisations, and refrain from waging a new 'war on narco-terrorism' that violates human rights, says a new report by Ben Saul, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion…
Russia accuses Ukraine of training Mexican cartel gunmen to build and fly combat drones, a claim published by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) on Tuesday 20 October 2026. The statement offers no documents, names or dates, so it remains an allegation by…
The Santa Marta jailbreak of Monday 12 October has become a fresh test of Colombia’s new security policy in its Caribbean tourist belt. Forty-one detainees fled a police holding centre, including an alleged finance chief of the ACSN, the armed group…
Talks with armed groups, reintegration, and rural security.
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