Colombia peace talks in crisis after ‘wave’ of ELN attacks
ELN guerrillas carried out at least three attacks and killed one soldier on the day after a bilateral ceasefire came to an end, Colombia’s defense minister said Wednesday. The failure…
ELN guerrillas carried out at least three attacks and killed one soldier on the day after a bilateral ceasefire came to an end, Colombia’s defense minister said Wednesday. The failure…
President Juan Manuel Santos ordered the return to Colombia of the chief negotiator in peace talks with the ELN after the guerrilla group allegedly attacked an oil pipeline. The attack…
Colombia’s military and ELN rebels resumed hostilities on Wednesday after failing to agree to an extension of a bilateral ceasefire, in spite of pleas by victims and the international community…
With less than 24 hours before the expiring of a bilateral ceasefire between Colombia’s government and ELN guerrillas, nobody knows whether Wednesday will see renewed violence or not. Negotiators of…
Colombia’s defense minister said Tuesday that ELN guerrillas will “the full force” of a military offensive if they do not extend a bilateral ceasefiree. Government representatives and ELN rebels have…
Both Colombia’s last-standing rebel group ELN and the government’s incoming chief negotiator want to extend a bilateral ceasefire that was expiring in January. The parties responded positively to a call…
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged Colombia’s government and ELN guerrillas to extend a ceasefire that expires on January 8. While stressing there have been serious shortcomings, Guterres wrote…
The national government chief negotiator with Colombia’s ELN guerrillas, Juan Camilo Restrepo, announced to resign on Monday, six months after talks started in Quito, Ecuador. The businessman, former minister and…
The United Nations and the Catholic Church on Wednesday urged Colombia’s government and ELN rebels to adopt measures to prevent violations of a bilateral ceasefire after guerrillas killed an indigenous…