ELN orders lockdown in western Colombia
Guerrilla organization ELN ordered a three-day lockdown in the Choco province amid clashes with paramilitary organization EGC along Colombia’s pacific coast. The lockdown took force on Tuesday and will last…
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Colombia’s government negotiator meets with EGC commanders
A representative of Colombia’s government met with commanders of paramilitary organization EGC to prepare possible negotiations about their demobilization. The government’s negotiator, Alvaro Jimenez, met with five of the members…
Colombia’s prosecution reactivates ELN arrest warrants
Prosecutor General Luz Adriana Camargo revoked the suspension of the arrest warrants against 31 ELN commanders in response to a guerrilla offensive in northeast Colombia. In a post on social…
At least 20 killed in clashes between FARC dissidents in southern Colombia
At least 20 people have been killed in combat among rival factions of FARC dissident group EMC in southwestern Colombia. According to Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez, the fighting broke out…
Petro declares State of Exception in response to ELN violence
President Gustavo Petro temporarily suspended the rule of law in response to an ELN offensive that has killed dozens and has displaced thousands in northwest Colombia since Friday. Petro announced…
“More than 30 killed in ELN offensive in northeast Colombia”
More than 30 people were allegedly killed in northeast Colombia since Thursday when guerrilla group ELN embarked on a major offensive in the Catatumbo region. According to Ombudsman Iris Marin,…
War crimes tribunal finds human remains at “Colombia’s largest open-pit mass grave”
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP announced that forensic experts found human remans in a waste dump in the west of Medellin. The exhumation of at least two victims of forced…
FARC dissident group splits over peace talks with Colombia’s government
A disagreement about peace talks with Colombia’s government caused a surprise split between commanders of guerrilla group Segunda Marquetalia (SM). The internal division became visible during negotiations with the SM’s…
Colombia’s war crime tribunal indicts former FARC chiefs over child recruitment
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP indicted six former FARC commanders for crimes committed against almost 19,000 children. The victims were either recruited or otherwise abused by the FARC between 1971…