Colombia's president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN …
1 day ago · 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 with Venezuela.. The ELN, which has an estimated 6,000 fighters, reportedly attacked civilians it accused of being collaborators of a rival group, the FARC-EMC, taking people from their homes and ...
National Liberation Army (Colombia) - Wikipedia
The National Liberation Army (Spanish: Ejército de Liberación Nacional, ELN) is a Marxist–Leninist guerrilla insurgency group [6] involved in the continuing Colombian conflict, [7] which has existed in Colombia since 1964.
Colombia's president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN …
1 day ago · 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.
Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups …
10 hours ago · 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 that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands in Colombia’s Catatumbo region. ... The FARC-EMC and the ELN have long battled for control of the region and its lucrative drug trafficking ...
At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as ELN peace talks …
2 days ago · The ELN has in recent days also clashed with the Gulf Clan, the largest drug cartel in the world’s biggest cocaine producer, leaving at least nine dead in a different part of northern Colombia.
Colombia extends cease-fire with National Liberation Army as …
Feb 6, 2024 · BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government and the nation’s largest remaining guerrilla group have extended by six months a ceasefire that began last year, with the National Liberation Army rebels also promising to stop kidnapping civilians for ransom. The truce was set to expire on Tuesday.
Colombia: Country's last active guerrilla group ELN agrees truce
Jul 5, 2023 · Colombia's government and the country's last active rebel group have agreed a truce - their latest step towards peace after almost 60 years of conflict. The National Liberation Army (ELN)...
Colombia Rebel Group ELN and Government Begin Cease-Fire
Aug 3, 2023 · A cease-fire between the Colombian government and the country’s largest remaining rebel group took effect on Thursday, the longest halt to hostilities the group has agreed to and a milestone in...
Colombia agrees with ELN rebel group to extend truce
Feb 6, 2024 · Colombia has agreed with The National Liberation Army (ELN) to extend a landmark truce deal that expired last week. The government in Caracas said on Tuesday that it has agreed with...
Al menos 80 muertos en el noreste de Colombia en violentos ...
2 days ago · Al menos 80 muertos en el noreste de Colombia en violentos enfrentamientos entre el ELN y disidencias de las FARC. Fuente de la imagen, Getty Images.