The kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl because ELN guerrillas in western Colombia believed she was an army informant has dealt a blow to the prospects of peace in the country.…
Colombia’s last-standing guerrilla group, the ELN, has released three policemen, two civilians and one soldier who were held captive in the west of the country, the Red Cross said Wednesday.…
Some 1,600 people in west Colombia are running out of food as combat between illegal armed groups make it impossible for them to get supplies, according to the United Nations.…
Colombia’s military has clashed with several indigenous nations this week, claiming that killed and injured civilians were guerrillas or criminals. In at least three military operations three men were killed…
Western Colombia looks again to be plunged into the horrors of war as local indigenous leaders denounce a bombing that took place on Tuesday morning leaving two communities stranded. One…
Colombia’s last-standing guerrilla group, the ELN, has admitted to violating the ceasefire by assassinating an indigenous governor in western Colombia. The guerrilla group’s leadership issued a statement in which asked…
The alleged killing of an indigenous governor by Colombia’s ELN rebels is marring peace talks with the government that seeks the demobilization of Colombia’s last standing guerrilla group. The new…
Ethnic minorities in the war-torn Pacific region of Colombia will provide additional monitoring for a ceasefire announced Sunday between the country’s last-standing rebel group and the state. The special agreement…
Nearly 1,900 people have been forcibly displaced from their homes this year by illegal armed groups in western Colombia, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the…