Peace talks with ELN sooner rather than later: Santos
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday said he hopes to initiate peace talks with the country’s second largest rebel group ELN “sooner rather than later.” This is the first…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday said he hopes to initiate peace talks with the country’s second largest rebel group ELN “sooner rather than later.” This is the first…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group ELN increased attacks against military targets and the oil sector in March. The upsurge in violence comes amid doubts about the guerrillas’ possible participation in…
Colombia’s two largest rebel groups Sunday announced closer collaboration in northeastern Colombia to “confront the big oligopolies, transnational capital and imperialism.” “The political moment which the [northeastern] department of Arauca…
The leader of Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, said Sunday that any peace dialogue between his organization and the government must take into account the “historical reasons of…
A stash of 150 landmines and five other explosive devices allegedly belonging to Colombia’s second largest rebel group, ELN, were discovered on Friday by the military near the Venezuela border.…
A Venezuelan politician claimed Thursday the armed forces of his country were turning a blind eye on Colombian ELN rebels on Venezuelan territory. “The guerrilla columns march on the roads…
Rebels from Colombia’s second largest rebel group, ELN, blew up a section of an oil pipeline and killed a policeman in the northeastern Arauca department, local media reported Thursday. According…
A small bomb in a cardboard box, with a flag from the ELN guerrilla group, is reportedly found on a bridge in Medellin and disarmed by police. Amid the traffick…
The Colombian government is reportedly going to deploy drones to monitor the country’s oil pipelines from attacks by left-wing rebl group, FARC. The government will deploy an unspecified number of…