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 reissues rebel arrest warrants, displacement rises to 32,000 amid fighting
Colombia's attorney general's office on Wednesday reissued arrest warrants for leaders of the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, who had been participating in peace talks, as forced displacement caused by ELN attacks rose to 32,
Colombia seeks to reassert control as rebel fighting kills over 100
Government sends troops into coca-rich northeast Catatumbo region in bid to quell hostilities among rebel groups.
Colombian soldiers deployed to quell deadly rebel violence
At least 80 civilians have been killed amid a surge of violence between rival rebel groups.
Colombia's president says ELN rebels will 'get war' as violence in the country's northeast escalates
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian president Gustavo Petro warned on Monday 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 of people killed and forced thousands to flee their homes.
80 killed in Colombia’s deadliest wave of violence since peace accords
The unusually deadly violence delivers a devastating blow to the “total peace” program of the country’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro.
Rebel Violence in the Colombian Jungle Leaves 20 Dead
At least 20 Colombian fighters from rival rebel factions were killed in weekend clashes over control of a strategic jungle area for drug trafficking, military sources and the human rights ombudsman office reported on Monday.
Colombian army evacuates residents in area disputed by rebel groups where dozens have been killed
The Colombian Army on Monday evacuated people from the communities surrounding an area where guerrilla rebels from the National Liberation Army and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia group have been fighting over the past week.
Colombia Reactivates Warrants For Guerrilla Leaders After Violence
Colombia reactivated arrest warrants for top commanders of the ELN guerrilla group Wednesday after an outbreak of violence that has hamstrung official efforts to bring "total peace" to a country scarred by decades of armed conflict.
80 dead in Colombia amid uptick in guerrilla fighting
This was the country's deadliest wave of violence since the peace accords set by President Gustavo Petro in 2016
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 ...
Colombian armed groups violence kills over 80, displaces tens of thousands
Over 80 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced in escalating violence between armed groups as the border ...
Why Leftist Rebels Are Fighting Again In Colombia
Over 100 people have been killed in an outbreak of guerrilla violence in Colombia, predominantly along the Venezuelan border, where thousands of people have been displaced by the worst fighting in ...
Rebel violence not stopping Colombia President Gustavo Petro’s Haiti visit
Francisco de Miranda, considered to be the precursor of Venezuela’s independence, stitched the country’s first flag in Jacmel ...
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Colombia's president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in the northeast
On Friday Petro suspended negotiations with the rebels after violence escalated in Catatumbo, a mountainous region that produces around 15% of Colombia's coca crop and is located along the border ...
Colombia: UN chief calls for peace as military advances
Clashes between the ELN and remnants of FARC, both vying for dominance over coca plantations and drug trafficking routes, ...
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Colombian forces edge into guerrilla strongholds
Colombian special forces edged into guerrilla-controlled territory near the border with Venezuela Tuesday, trying to reassert ...