--- description: The Colombian military has mobilized across the country in pursuit of a general abducted by kidnappers thought to be leftist rebels. title: Colombian General Kidnapping: Military Searches Jungle image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf1ab763d5e4a35f8/698769588e06014ad3458a3a/ruben-dario-alzate.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Colombia](/tag/colombia/) ## Colombia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Colombian Military Hunts for Kidnapped General  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 18, 2014 6:07 PM CUT  Colombian Army General Rubén Darío Alzate Colombian Army General Rubén Darío AlzateColombian Army Press Office/AFP/Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 18, 2014 6:07 PM CUT The Colombian military has mobilized across the country’s forests in pursuit of a general abducted by kidnappers thought to be leftist rebels_._ The kidnapping of General Rubén Darío Alzate, along with two others, has led to a suspension in peace talks between the Colombian government and the Farc rebels that have been fighting the country’s regime for decades, the [_Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/18/colombian-military-searches-for-general-and-his-farc-kidnappers "undefined")reports. “It is time for them \[the Farc\] to show their commitment to the process,” said Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. “I demand that the Farc show their will for peace through actions and not just through words.” Alzate was with another military official and a lawyer in a remote city in the country’s northwestern region when the three were taken. \[[_Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/18/colombian-military-searches-for-general-and-his-farc-kidnappers "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3592421/colombia-general-kidnap/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3592421/colombia-general-kidnap/"},"headline":"Colombian Military Hunts for Kidnapped General","datePublished":"2014-11-18T18:07:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:31:06.729Z","description":"The kidnapping has led to a suspension in peace talks","url":"https://time.com/3592421/colombia-general-kidnap/","keywords":["Colombia","Crime","farc"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf1ab763d5e4a35f8/698769588e06014ad3458a3a/ruben-dario-alzate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf1ab763d5e4a35f8/698769588e06014ad3458a3a/ruben-dario-alzate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"COLOMBIA-ARMY-FARC-KIDNNAPING-ALZATE","caption":"COLOMBIA-ARMY-FARC-KIDNNAPING-ALZATE","creditText":"Colombian Army Press Office/AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/colombia/","name":"Colombia"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3592421/colombia-general-kidnap/","name":"Colombian Military Hunts for Kidnapped General"}}]}] ```