Govt conditions on entering peace talks are ‘obstacles’ to peace: ELN
Colombia’s second largest rebel group ELN on Monday said that while they are ready to begin...
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Red Cross ‘ready to mediate peace talks’ between ELN and Colombia government
The Red Cross have said that they are ready to mediate in a potential peace deal between the...
ELN releases Canadian hostage kidnapped in northern Colombia
Colombia’s second largest rebel group ELN on Tuesday released a Canadian miner whom they had...
Humanitarian mission on its way to pick up Canadian ELN hostage
Representatives from Colombia’s Red Cross and the Catholic church began an operation on...
Colombia government sign agreement for safe return of Canadian citizen kidnapped by rebel group ELN
The Colombian government signed an agreement on Thursday guaranteeing the security of a Canadian...
ELN’s announcement to release Canadian hostage ‘right step towards peace talks’:Santos
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday praised the announcement of rebel group ELN to...
ELN says Canadian hostage will be released ‘in coming days’
Rebel group ELN announced on Monday the imminent release of a Canadian citizen who they have held...
ELN close to returning Canadian citizen
The ELN on Monday announced that they are close to releasing the Canadian citizen whom they have held captive since January. In a statement published on the group’s web page, the rebels acknowledged the announcement from...
ELN says kidnapping foreigners is to defend Colombia’s national sovereignty
A senior commander of Colombia’s largest rebel group ELN said Wednesday his organization...
ELN proposes exchange of Canadian captive for mining rights
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, on Wednesday demanded mining rights for the rural poor in exchange for the Canadian mining executive currently being held hostage. The rebels said the captive Jernoc Wobert,...
Canadian hostage will remain in captivity: ELN
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, on Monday said that the Canadian miner kidnapped by the group in late January will “remain” in captivity. “The Canadian engineer Jernoc Wobert…is...
Colombia military still searching for Canadian ELN hostage
Colombia’s minister of defense on Monday said that the military is still searching for the Canadian citizen who was kidnapped by Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, in January. “Of course, the...
