Colombia’s national anti-kidnapping police (Gaula) on Thursday said that the two German tourists currently held by the country’s second largest rebel group have been in captivity since November of 2012.…
Weekly Semana on Tuesday released a video of two German men who Colombia’s second largest rebel group ELN is claiming to hold hostage. In the video, the brothers Uwe and…
A collection of former state officials and political scientists speaks out on the eight hostages currently held by the country’s second largest guerrilla group, the ELN. The ELN on January 18…
After two German tourists were kidnapped by Colombian insurgents, the German government on Tuesday created a “crisis team” dedicated to extracting the German nationals. Two Germans were kidnapped by Colombia’s…
President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Monday that Colombia’s security forces know exactly where the ELN, the country’s second largest rebel group, are keeping their hostages. “In the case of…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, said Monday it has kidnapped two Germans in northern Colombia. In a message posted on the rebels’ website, the ELN leadership said the…
FARC and ELN guerrillas have launched at least 63 attacks against security forces and infrastructure in January, the majority after the January 20 end of the FARC’s unilateral ceasefire, according…
While the army claims that they are hot on the trail for the left-wing insurgents responsible for kidnapping five people in northern Colombia, the guerrillas on Monday warned that the…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, could grow from 2,500 to 6,000 armed members if not allowed to participate in the ongoing FARC-government peace talks, said conflict-monitoring NGO Indepaz…