Colombia’s EPL group open to talks with ELN rebels to end turf war
The small EPL guerrilla group announced Tuesday that it is open to talks with ELN guerrillas to end a turf war that is affecting almost 150,000 people in northeast Colombia.…
The small EPL guerrilla group announced Tuesday that it is open to talks with ELN guerrillas to end a turf war that is affecting almost 150,000 people in northeast Colombia.…
Colombia sent 2,000 soldiers to the conflict-affected region of Catatumbo in a bid to stabilize escalating tensions between illegal armed groups in the northeast of the country. The directive, handed…
All activity in the Catatumbo region of northeast Colombia was paralyzed on Sunday, as the war between the EPL and ELN guerrillas escalated and an armed strike was called. EPL dissidents known…
Alleged guerrillas of the ELN, Colombia’s last-standing rebel group, kidnapped four people in a war-torn region close to the border with Venezuela. Witnesses told local media they saw men in…
Armed conflict between illegal armed groups and security forces on Colombia’s border with Venezuela has deteriorated to the point locals asked the military to retreat. Locals in the town of…
At least six people have been killed in the northeast of Colombia amid fighting between ELN guerrillas and rogue guerrillas of the demobilized EPL group. The turf war broke out…
Farmers in northeast Colombia agreed to end a shut-down of their province after the government on Sunday vowed to respect a peace agreement with Marxist FARC rebels. The farmers specifically…
The United Nations in Colombia on Wednesday warned the government it may not deploy the military as social protests across the countryside escalate. The UN’s human rights office in the…
Colombian officials and coca growers reached an agreement on Wednesday to temporarily halt the forced eradication of coca, the base ingredient of cocaine, in the northeast of the country. The…