Several thousand demonstrators marched in Washington early Monday to protest U.S. military aid to Colombia. 

Officials say more than a dozen protesters were arrested during the mostly peaceful march from the Washington Monument to the U.S. Capitol building. Police in riot gear escorted the marchers, who did not have a permit to hold their rally, in an effort to keep rush-hour traffic moving. 

Police are also preparing for demonstrations later in the day outside the annual convention of the nation's leading pro-Israel lobbying group. 

This is the third day of demonstrations surrounding meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which ended Sunday. Thousands of activists have gathered in Washington to denounce globalization and to voice concern over the ongoing crisis between Israel and the Palestinians. 

During protests at the World Bank/IMF meeting in Washington two years ago, police made more than 1,000 arrests. 

Some information for this report provided by AP.

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