13 soldiers injured in guerrilla attack in eastern Colombia
At least 13 soldiers were injured in a major guerrilla attack on an army base in the east of Colombia on Tuesday. The attack targeted a military base in Puerto…
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Colombia’s oil infrastructure under attack after ELN ceasefire expires
Authorities in northeast Colombia have reported a wave of explosives attacks since an improvised ceasefire by guerrilla group ELN expired on Friday. According to newspaper El Espectador, guerrillas carried out…
Guerrilla lockdown confining 50,000 people to their homes in west Colombia: governor
Guerrilla group ELN confined tens of thousands of people from western Colombia to their homes in order to fight paramilitary organization EGC. The guerrillas issued the indefinite lockdown order in…
Colombia resumes military operations against ELN guerrillas
Colombia’s military will resume operations against guerrilla group ELN after negotiators failed to secure the extension of a ceasefire, according to defense minister Ivan Velasquez. The ceasefire that took force…
Colombia’s government and ELN rebels sign first of six peace deals
Negotiators of Colombia’s government and ELN guerrillas successfully ended talks on the first of six points on the peace talks agenda. At a press conference in the Venezuelan capital Caracas,…
Guerrillas from southwest Colombia abandon ELN
The “Comuneros del Sur” front that operates in southwest Colombia has broken ties with the ELN to pursue peace with the government of Gustavo Petro. In a video, a guerrilla…
Colombia’s ELN guerrillas announce resumption of kidnappings
Colombia’s longest-living rebel group ELN said Monday that they will resume kidnappings to sustain their guerrilla organization. In a statement, the rebels said the government failed to create a so-called…
Colombia’s peace negotiators oppose talks with ELN dissidents
The government’s peace negotiators told Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro can’t negotiate peace with a dissident ELN front and their superiors at the same time. Petro’s decision to negotiate peace with…
Colombia’s ELN guerrillas say peace talks have been “frozen”
Colombia’s longest-living guerrilla group ELN said that peace talks with the government were suspended for the remainder of April. In a post on social media platform X, the ELN’s peace…