ELN, Colombia

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.
Crisis in Colombia: The Resurgence of ELN Rebels Amid Peace Talks
Colombia's Attorney General reissued arrest warrants for ELN leaders amid increased violence and displacement in the Catatumbo region. President Petro, seeking peace after decades of conflict, suspended talks following ELN attacks.
Colombia's president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in the northeast
Among those fleeing were former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, who demobilized in a 2016 peace deal with the government, and have now been targeted by the ELN. The United ...
Colombia halts peace talks with ELN rebels and accuses them of war crimes in northeastern region
Colombia has suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, for second time in less than a year after blaming the rebel group for violence that has been affecting a northeastern region of the country in recent days.
Colombia's president says ELN rebels will 'get war' as violence in the country's northeast escalates
Colombian president Gustavo Petro is warning that his nation’s military will take offensive actions against the National Liberation Army after the rebels, known as the ELN, unleashed a wave of attacks in the country’s northeast that left dozens
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 to declare ‘state of emergency’ as violence in northern regions spikes
Guerrilla attacks in the country’s northeast have killed dozens and forced thousands of people flee their homes.
Colombia's president to declare 'state of emergency' as violence in the country's north escalates
Colombian president Gustavo Petro said on Monday that he will declare a state of emergency, following a spate of guerrilla attacks in the country's northeast that has killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee their homes.
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Colombian region faces unprecedented humanitarian crisis after guerrilla attack
Fierce clashes between two guerrilla groups in the northwestern region of Catatumbo, Colombia, on Jan. 16 have not only ...
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Colombia Reactivates Arrest Warrants For Rebel Leaders After Fatal Attacks
Colombia's Attorney General's Office reactivated arrest warrants for 31 leaders of the nation's largest rebel group on Wednesday, following the attacks in the northeastern Catatumbo region that have ...
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 ...
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Over 80 Dead in Colombia Mass Killings: 'We Are Helpless Here'
Swathes of violence erupted after the Colombian government halted peace negotiations with the ELN last Friday, accusing the group of war crimes. "The dialogue process with this group is suspended ...
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At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as ELN peace talks fail
More than 80 people have been killed in just three days in northeast Colombia following failed attempts to hold peace talks with the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN), an official has said.
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Colombian Armed Groups Fight Over Cocaine Hub: Civilians Die in Crossfire
Special forces deployed to province engulfed in a war between armed groups over control of cocaine province. Dozens of ...
Surging Drug Violence in Colombia Dooms President’s ‘Total Peace’ Plan
The clashes between rival guerrilla groups have left 80 dead as Colombia braces for cutbacks in U.S. foreign aid under ...
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Colombian Forces Edge Into Guerrilla Strongholds
For many Colombians, the recent bloodshed carries echoes of a civil war that killed 450,000 over more than half a century and ...