Dissident cells of the demobilized EPL guerrilla group have been popping up throughout Colombia after not leaving their stronghold along the border with Venezuela for decades. The narco-guerrillas, called “Los…
Illegal armed groups have been brutally imposing COVID-19 measures in areas where Colombia’s state is historically weak, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. In a report, the human rights organization said…
The commander of Colombia’s 2nd army division is in trouble after weekly Semana revealed alleged ties to guerrilla group EPL, and corruption and extortion claims. Second Division commander General Mauricio…
The US government is “committed” to “dismantle” Colombia’s last-standing guerrilla group ELN, US State Attorney Zachary Terwilliger said Thursday. The representative from the US Eastern District of Virgina’s State Attorney’s…
Rebel group ELN said Wednesday that it has recovered $500,000 from a helicopter that was shot down and is keeping the money to finance its “revolutionary struggle.” The helicopter was…
Locals from northeast Colombia begged Ivan Duque not to militarize their region, claiming this would only escalate violence, but the president ignored them. Within a week, more than 350 people…
Some 16,000 people from northwest Colombia have been displaced since fighting broke out between ELN and EPL guerrillas in mid-March, according to the United Nations. The turf war between the…
Some 500 people have been forced to flee their homes in northeast Colombia after fighting broke out between soldiers and guerrillas, the United Nations said Tuesday. The combat between the…
The EPL, a dissident guerrilla faction from northeast Colombia, announced Monday they will end their imposed economic shutdown in the Catatumbo region where they are at war with ELN rebels.…