Colombia: November 21, 2000

Archives

The UN has condemned the two month FARC blockade of the southwestern region on the Ecuador border. The 350,000 residents of the area have not been able to get shipments of food, fuel or medicine. The government has flown some supplies in, but airlift capacity is limited and many of the locals are spread over the countryside, reachable only by rebel controlled roads. Some 6,000 soldiers are deployed in the area, but the rebels are resisting.

 

X

ad

Help Keep Us From Drying Up

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling.

Each month we count on your contributions. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
Subscribe   Contribute   Close