The ELN has traditionally dominated in Catatumbo, but has been losing ground to holdouts from the FARC, a guerrilla group that largely disbanded after signing a peace deal in 2016 with the government.

The government has declared a “state of internal commotion” in response to the worst humanitarian crisis in decades ...

A leaked report reveals Venezuelan territory was used by ELN rebels before a deadly attack in Colombia, escalating tensions between the countries ...

The armed forces of Colombia and Venezuela kicked off coordinated offensives in the border region to recover territory lost to guerrilla group ELN and organized crime groups. The offensive was ...

accusing the group of committing war crimes in the Catatumbo region on Colombia’s border with Venezuela. “The dialogue process with this group is suspended; the ELN has no will for peace ...

FILE - Colombian government representative Vera Grabe, left, and Colombian commander of the National Liberation Army guerrilla group (ELN) Pablo Beltran exchange their signed ceasefire extension ...

Colombia called on neighboring Venezuela Thursday to help tackle guerrillas blamed for a week of bloody violence that has ...

Fighting flared up last week between the National Liberation Army (ELN), a rebel group ... region — with approximately 1,000 crossing into Venezuela — the UN said on Tuesday.

Located on Colombia’s border with Venezuela, the Catatumbo region has around 300,000 residents and produces 15% of Colombia’s coca crop. The FARC-EMC and the ELN have long battled for control ...

Colombia and Venezuela launched a joint operation to counter ... The violence broke out after the National Liberation Army (ELN) targeted rival armed groups and their alleged sympathizers in ...

TRES BOCAS, Colombia — The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo ...