Colombian President Announces Plan To Reduce Coca Planting Colombian President Petro's initiative to eradicate coca in Catatumbo region to combat rebel violence and drug trafficking. Top News · Mar 4, 2025
Colombian city faces worst violence in decades as armed groups wreak havoc Cúcuta imposes curfew as National Liberation Army (ELN) clashes with army in province bordering Venezuela The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2025
Deadly Colombian narcos war flares up as military and guerrilla dissidents clash The clash unfolded in a coca-growing region where a turf war has killed dozens of people this year The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025
Bomb Attacks In Colombia Injure Six Guerrilla fighters carried out four bomb attacks that wounded six people in northeast Colombia overnight, officials said Thursday, stoking concerns for a fragile peace process. International Business Times · Feb 20, 2025
Colombian President Alleges Plot To Down His Plane With Missiles Colombia's President Gustavo Petro claimed Monday to have been the target of a plot to down his plane with missiles by "big mafias" irate at his government's attempts to hunt them down. International Business Times · Feb 18, 2025
ELN rebels launch 3-day armed strike in Colombia's northwest as violence in rural areas escalates Businesses are shuttered and public transport is at a standstill in Colombia’s Choco department, as rebels from the National Liberation Army launched a three-day “armed strike” that confines civilians to their homes and restricts commercial activity The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
Venezuela Accused of Aiding Colombian Rebels in Deadly Attack, Leaked Report Shows A leaked report reveals Venezuelan territory was used by ELN rebels before a deadly attack in Colombia, escalating tensions between the countries Latin Times · Jan 28, 2025
More Deaths As Colombian Guerrilla Violence Displaces Nearly 50,000 The toll brought to 54 the total number of confirmed deaths from fighting in the cocaine-growing Catatumbo region -- lower than the figure of about 80 reported last week based on local counts, officials said. Latin Times · Jan 28, 2025
Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders Colombia’s government is offering a roughly $700,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group behind the deadly violence affecting a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025
Colombian President Grants Emergency Powers To Restore Order In Region President Petro of Colombia grants emergency powers to address deadly conflict in coca-growing region near Venezuela border. Top News · Jan 24, 2025
'We Want Peace': Colombians Swept Up In Bloody Guerrilla Violence The children of northeastern Colombia have a message for guerrillas blamed for the country's worst violence in over a decade -- as well as for rival militants tempted to take revenge. International Business Times · Jan 24, 2025
Thousands Flee Colombian Border Region, Seeking Refuge in Venezuela as Guerrilla Violence Escalates Both the ELN and FARC-EMC have long fought for control over this drug-rich area, but recent violence marks a significant escalation. Latin Times · Jan 24, 2025
Colombia Moves To Arrest Guerrilla Leaders Behind Wave Of Violence Colombia on Wednesday reinstated arrest warrants for dozens of guerrilla commanders blamed for armed attacks that displaced 32,000 people and sparked the country's most serious security crisis in years. International Business Times · Jan 22, 2025
Colombia reactivates arrest orders for top rebels blamed for deadly violence in cocaine turf war Colombia’s government is reactivating arrest orders for the top leadership of the nation’s largest rebel group The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025
Top News · Jan 22, 2025 Violence Escalates In Colombia's Catatumbo Region Violence in Catatumbo region forces residents to flee to Venezuela, displacing thousands. Colombian President suspends peace talks with ELN.
Top News · Jan 22, 2025 Dozens Killed In Colombia Amid Failed Peace Talks Violence erupts in Colombia's northeast as peace talks fail, leading to casualties, kidnappings, and displacement. Efforts are underway to restore peace an...
International Business Times · Jan 22, 2025 Colombian Forces Edge Into Guerrilla Strongholds Colombian special forces edged into guerrilla-controlled territory near the border with Venezuela Tuesday, trying to reassert state control amid violence that has forced 20,000 people to flee their homes.
The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025 Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands in Colombia’s Catatumbo region
Latin Times · Jan 21, 2025 Colombia Vows 'War' As Guerrilla Violence Kills 100 In just five days, bloodshed has been reported across three Colombian departments -- from the remote Amazon jungle in the south to the mountainous northeastern border with Venezuela, where fighting has displaced almost 20,000 people.
Top News · Jan 21, 2025 Colombian President Declares State Of Emergency Over Guerrilla Attacks Colombian President declares state of emergency in response to guerrilla attacks, suspends peace talks with ELN amid escalating violence and displacement.
The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025 Colombia's president says ELN rebels will 'get war' as violence in the country's northeast escalates Colombian president Gustavo Petro is warning that his nation’s military will take offensive actions against the National Liberation Army after the rebels, known as the ELN, unleashed a wave of attacks in the country’s northeast that left dozens of people killed and forced thousands to flee their homes
International Business Times · Jan 20, 2025 Colombia Vows 'War' As Guerrilla Violence Kills 100 Colombia vowed "war" against left-wing guerrillas Monday, as security forces rushed to contain a wave of violence that has killed more than 100 people and threatens to derail the country's troubled peace process.
The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025 At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail, official says A Colombian official says more than 80 people have been killed in the country’s northeast region following failed attempts by the government to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army
Top News · Jan 19, 2025 Colombia Faces Deadly Violence Amid Failed Peace Talks Violence in Colombia's Catatumbo region escalates as peace talks falter, leading to casualties and displacements. Authorities work to provide aid and estab...
International Business Times · Jan 19, 2025 'We Want Peace' Say Colombians Displaced By Fresh Guerrilla Violence Gladis Angarita, 62, fled her village in northeast Colombia in terror last Friday, among thousands escaping a fresh guerrilla onslaught that has claimed dozens of lives in just a few days.