Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace
Five decades of war among leftist guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, drug lords and the government in Colombia have left 450,000 people killed and more than 124,000 disappeared
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Cocaine-Funded Gangs Shake Colombia Years After Peace Pact
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Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace
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Surging Drug Violence in Colombia Dooms President's 'Total Peace' Plan
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At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail, official says
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Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebel group again after violence in northeastern region
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