Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combat
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has issued a decree giving him emergency powers to restore order in Catatumbo, a ...
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) ...
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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Colombia’s president says ELN rebels will ‘get war’ as violence in the country’s northeast escalates
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. Colombia’s ...
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Thousands Flee Colombian Border Region, Seeking Refuge in Venezuela as Guerrilla Violence Escalates
Both the ELN and FARC-EMC have long fought for control over this drug-rich area, but recent violence marks a significant ...
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Colombia moves to arrest guerrilla leaders behind wave of violence
Colombia on Wednesday reinstated arrest warrants for dozens of guerrilla commanders blamed for armed attacks that displaced ...
Cocaine Violence Driven by Marxist Guerrilla Army Rocks Colombia
The mountains of Catatumbo in eastern Colombia are so dangerous that the police and army generally don’t stray far from their ...