Peru Joins a US Security Coalition as Washington Pushes Back on China
The US announced Peru's entry into its anti-crime coalition in a newspaper column. No treaty exists, and the move is...
September 9, 2026Section
Defense & Security
Avibras Howitzer Deal Is a Proposal, Not a Signed Contract
A reported US$156 million plan for Avibras to assemble 36 ATMOS howitzers for Brazil's Army is a pending proposal, not...
September 8, 2026
SouthCom Ecuador: A Fifth Boat Sunk, and Nobody Killed
US Southern Command sank a fifth vessel linked to Ecuador's Los Choneros gang on 7 September, with the crew removed...
September 8, 2026
Colombia Pachenca Leader Killed, and the Funerals Follow
Colombian police killed the ACSN leader known as Bendito Menor and his partner in one Riohacha operation on 4 September,...
September 7, 2026
Peru Police Chief Quits After a Month of 169 Killings
Peru's police chief Oscar Arriola announced his resignation on 6 September after a month in which Sinadef recorded 169 homicides...
September 7, 2026
Colombia Security: Four Fronts Open in a Single Week
Colombia security forces defused an ELN bomb in Nariño and hit FARC dissidents in Guaviare, while dissidents struck an army...
September 7, 2026
Peru Prison Emergency Covers Five Jails, One Left Unguarded
Peru has placed five maximum-security prisons under a 60-day emergency, but Infobae found no police or military presence at one...
September 6, 2026
Guatemala Bodies in Bags: 65 Logged So Far This Year
Guatemala's Public Ministry has registered 65 bodies found wrapped in bags, sacks or barrels this year, and says it cannot...
September 6, 2026
Drone Attack Near Ocaña Kills Three Colombian Soldiers
A drone attack near Ocaña killed three Colombian soldiers. The government answered with an offensive against a dissident FARC commander's...
September 6, 2026