Guerrilla
Colombia’s FARC Guerrilla Suspends Unilateral Ceasefire After 26 Killed in Military Airstrike
The rebel announcement raises the possibility of more bloodshed between the Colombian military and the rebel army it's been fighting for fifty years. Peace talks, however, were not halted.
Is Peace At Risk After Latest Attack on Soldiers in Colombia?
The Tuesday night attack in Cauca state left 11 servicemen dead, renewing fears among optimistic Colombians that an end to five decades of internal war is farther than hoped.
Guerrillas at Ayotzinapa: Legacy of Armed Movements Is Present at Mexican Protests
Guerrillas are active at the Ayotzinapa Normal School campus, students tell VICE News. But tactics have changed and maybe the lines have blurred since guerrilla warfare in Mexico in the 1960s and 70s.
Paramilitaries Are Still Murdering Zapatistas in Mexico
Galeano, a Zapatista teacher, was killed in an attack on May 2. His death has caused a wave of anger, solidarity, and calls for justice.
Colombia's FARC Rebels and Cuban Rap Group Sing for Peace in Music Video
Music has been one of the FARC's propaganda tools, but they had previously focused on the more traditional Colombian genre of cumbia.
Colombia's FARC Rebels Choose Peace Over Drugs in Landmark Agreement
The agreement is seen as a step toward a solution against the war on drugs and guerrilla conflict that has taken more than 200,000 lives.
Colombia and FARC Negotiators Begin 25th Round of Peace Talks
Colombia's 50-year-long conflict continues, but rebel and government representatives returned to discussions in Havana on Monday.
The VICE Podcast - Uruguay's President José Mujica
In March we traveled to Uruguay to glimpse how the first nation to legalize and regulate the entire marijuana trade is constructing its laws. Along the way we met and interviewed José Mujica, the country’s president and the galvanizing force behind the...
Uruguay's Jose Mujica - President Chill
Profiling the world's chillest and most badass head of state who might just hold the key to ending the global drug war.
Ghosts of the Jungle
Burma's Karen National Liberation Army is the most effective guerrilla fighting force active today. They usually don’t take too kindly to outsiders, especially those with cameras, but somehow I—a curious Canadian photographer—managed to embed with the...
Go Tigers!
Norwegian photographer Thomas Haugersveen went to Sri Lanka to cover the civil war that’s been ravaging the country for the past 20 years.