Colombia’s last-standing rebel group, the ELN, has released two Dutch journalists who had been held captive for almost a week, Dutch and Colombian authorities confirmed Saturday. The release had earlier…
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The official radio station of Colombia’s last-standing rebel group, the ELN, on Friday retracted an earlier claim it had released two Dutch journalists held hostage since Saturday. Conservative television network…
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Two Dutch journalists who have been held hostage by Colombia’s last-standing rebel group ELN have been released, the guerrillas and television network RCN said Friday. According to one of the…
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An attack by alleged ELN guerrillas on one of Colombia’s main oil pipelines, the Caño Limon-Coveñas, has contaminated the drinking water of some 1,000 people living near the pipeline. Colombia’s state oil…
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Colombia’s armed forces killed at least 10 guerrillas from the Marxist ELN group, the defense ministry said Monday. A joint operation between the Second Division of the army, Police and Air…
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Colombia’s EPL guerrilla group released nine hostages on Sunday, a day after kidnapping them in a northeastern department along the Venezuela border, local media reported. The nine hostages kidnapped on…
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A xenophobic slur targeting Venezuelans by Colombia’s outgoing vice President spurred the latest clash between the two neighbors that have had tense relations for decades. While presenting the latest batch…
Two Dutchmen were kidnapped in the northeast of Colombia on Monday, the country’s ombudsman announced. According to local media, the victims were journalists. The Ombudsman’s Office tweeted that the reported…
Farmers from Colombia’s troubled northern Catatumbo region blocked the demobilization of a group of FARC guerrillas on Friday, demanding the government provides protection against paramilitary successor groups, according to newspaper…
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has ordered to remain the border with Colombia closed until January 2 as the country is struggling to withdraw its highest-value banknote amid skyrocketing inflation. Maduro initially…