Colombia, ELN

Colombia’s president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in the northeast
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will declare an emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee.
Colombia’s leader declares emergency as thousands flee rebel violence
Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, on Friday issued a decree that gives him emergency powers, to respond to an outbreak of deadly violence between rival armed groups in the north-eastern Catatumbo region.
Colombia's president suspends peace talks with ELN rebels
Colombian President Gustavo Petro suspended peace talks with the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) on Friday, after accusing the group of committing a war crime in the Catatumbo region, in the country's Norte de Santander province.
At least 80 killed, thousands flee violence in northeast Colombia after peace talks with ELN fail
Violence in northeastern Colombia has left over 80 dead and thousands displaced following failed peace talks between the government and the National Liberation Army (ELN). The attacks occurred in the Catatumbo region near Venezuela's border,
Colombia to declare emergency over rebel violence
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday he will declare a state of emergency after guerilla attacks by the ELN in the northeast of the country killed at least 80 people and forced over 11,000 to flee.
Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders
Colombia’s government is offering a roughly $700,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of four ...
Is Colombia seeing more war than peace?
When President Gustavo Petro took office in 2022, he aimed to bring about comprehensive peace in Colombia. But this now seems ...
Colombia reactivates arrest orders for top rebels blamed for deadly violence in cocaine turf war
Colombia’s government is reactivating arrest orders for the top leadership of the nation’s largest rebel group ...
Colombia's Army announces 20 minors desert FARC faction
Colombia's Army announced on Saturday that 104 fighters from a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), ...
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Petro’s Colombia Falls Apart
Petro, who is up for reelection in 2026, donned the presidential sash with the intention of bringing peace to Colombia at the ...
Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region racked by rebel combat
Colombia’s president has issued a decree giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering ...
More than 32,000 displaced as violence spirals in Colombian drug trafficking region
More than 32,000 people have fled to towns in northeast Colombia as they attempt to escape a sharp rise in fighting between ...
Colombia Sends Army To Fight Guerillas On Venezuela Border
Colombia has launched a military offensive against leftist guerillas blamed for a week of bloody violence on the border with Venezuela, Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez said Friday.