Right-wing death squads carry out hits, while their enemies, Marxist rebels, plot revolution.

Voters were apparently satisfied that he had made headway during his first term in wresting control of this country from Marxist rebels and drug traffickers.

Colombia's defense minister, under fire for his handling of the war with Marxist rebels, resigned.

The nation's tribes are often caught in the middle of the brutal war that pits Marxist rebels against right-wing paramilitaries.

There is little prospect of reconciliation with the Marxist rebels.

The Marxist rebels began their insurgency in 1964.

Formed as a force to counter Marxist rebels, the paramilitaries have killed thousands in an effort to erode support for guerrillas.

Santos vowed to continue his predecessor's hardline stance against the country's Marxist rebels.

Certainly the army cracked down on Catholic priests who were considered to have sided with the Marxist rebels.

Opposition leads to a guerrilla war with Marxist rebels in which major human rights abuses are committed on all sides.