Both the ELN and FARC-EMC have long fought for control over this drug-rich area, but recent violence marks a significant ...
The mountains of Catatumbo in eastern Colombia are so dangerous that the police and army generally don’t stray far from their ...
Social movements and community organizations demand peace as violence breaks out in the northeastern region of Colombia.
With 80 people killed and 40,000 displaced by violence wrought by the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) militia's fight with rival armed groups over drug trafficking territory in northeastern ...
Colombia is battling its worst security crisis in a decade after a series of guerrilla attacks in the north of the country have left at least 80 people dead and displaced 36,000 others.
The Catatumbo crisis highlighted key gaps in implementing the 2016 peace accord, particularly around rural development, land rights, and security guarantees for vulnerable communities. Afro-Colombian ...
Colombia’s Armed Forces launch an offensive in Catatumbo as violence between ELN and FARC dissidents displaces 36,000. The Ombudsman warns other regions, including Cauca, Guaviare, Valle del Cauca and ...
Colombia called on neighboring Venezuela Thursday to help tackle guerrillas blamed for a week of bloody violence that has ...
Chinese envoy on Wednesday expressed support for the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC) to continue fulfilling its mandate, advancing the Colombian-led and Colombian-owned peace ...