Locals from northeast Colombia begged Ivan Duque not to militarize their region, claiming this would only escalate violence, but the president ignored them. Within a week, more than 350 people…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque said Sunday that he would send 5,000 soldiers to the northeast of the country days after locals begged him not to. Duque announced the arrival of…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque confirmed on Tuesday that the five-year-old son of a mayor from the northeast of the country was returned to his family almost a week after his…
Locals in the northeast of Colombia prayed for the safe return of the five-year-old son of their mayor on Sunday, days after the child was kidnapped by armed men. According…
At least eight people were killed on Monday when a group of heavily armed men opened fire on a billiard hall in a town in the troubled northeast of Colombia.…
Some 16,000 people from northwest Colombia have been displaced since fighting broke out between ELN and EPL guerrillas in mid-March, according to the United Nations. The turf war between the…
Some 500 people have been forced to flee their homes in northeast Colombia after fighting broke out between soldiers and guerrillas, the United Nations said Tuesday. The combat between the…
The EPL, a dissident guerrilla faction from northeast Colombia, announced Monday they will end their imposed economic shutdown in the Catatumbo region where they are at war with ELN rebels.…
Guerrillas of the EPL said Tuesday that they have captured six ELN members group in northeast Colombia where the two illegal armed groups are fighting. A video sent to local…
