‘ELN rebels’ burn trucks, blocking road between Medellin and Quibdo
The ELN, Colombia’s second largest rebel group, allegedly burned five trucks effectively blocking the road from Quibdo to Medellin, local media reported Wednesday.
The ELN, Colombia’s second largest rebel group, allegedly burned five trucks effectively blocking the road from Quibdo to Medellin, local media reported Wednesday.
The supreme commander of Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group, the ELN, announced on Tuesday that peace talks with Colombia’s government announced in June last year are close to being formalized.
Heavy fighting between Colombia’s National Army and ELN rebels on Sunday has left two soldiers dead and injured another two, the army said.
A Bogota judge ruled that 13 activists, accused of involvement in several bombings in Colombia’s capital, must await trial in jail while the public prosecutor continues its investigation.
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, said they have dropped their demand to hold a bilateral truce with the Colombian government before formalizing peace talks announced more than a year ago.
The trial of 13 suspects who were detained for bombing two pension fund offices in Bogota earlier this month got a weird twist on Monday when media reported the majority was indicted for unrelated issues.
The Colombian government is failing to provide adequate support to child soldiers that escape illegal armed groups, the country’s highest ranking human rights official said.
Colombia’s police arrested 17 people for their supposed connection to two bombings in Bogota last week at two pension fund offices. However, among those said to be ELN rebels are legitimate…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday announced the arrest of 14 suspected ELN rebels, accused of detonating two bombs in the capital Bogota last week.