Colombia Peace Commission calls for radical change in military and US-backed war on narcotics

Bogota, Colombia—A panel is investigating Atrocities During Colombia’s Epic Civil War Called for an overhaul of the country’s armed forces and criticized the US-backed War on Drugs as part of its final report. The elected president said he would consider the recommendations.

A Truth Commission report made public on Tuesday Created as part of the government’s 2016 peace agreement with Marxist rebels, offered the most comprehensive study ever of a half-century conflict, in which nearly 260,000 Colombians lost their lives and millions were forced to flee the war-torn countryside.