Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops
Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying ...
Cocaine Hub Seized by Rebels, Thwarting Colombia’s ‘Total Peace’
The world’s oldest guerrilla movement is close to gaining full control of a cocaine industry heartland in eastern Colombia ...
Clashes between Colombian military and guerrilla dissidents leave a soldier dead and another wounded
One Colombian soldier is dead and another one is injured following clashes with guerrilla dissidents in a coca-growing region ...
Residents of Colombia's Choco clamor for help as violence flares
More than a hundred residents of Colombia's northwestern municipality of Condoto gathered over the weekend to plead with ...
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The Sinaloa Cartel to the ELN: Ally or Subordinate?
Despite their financial influence, Mexican cartels continue to face significant barriers to operating independently in Colombia, an inhospitable environment for foreign criminal actors. Featured Image ...
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ELN rebels launch 3-day armed strike in Colombia's northwest as violence in rural areas escalates
where rebels of the National Liberation Army, or ELN, have been clashing with former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, line up to register for shelter at a stadium in Cúcuta ...
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ELN rebels launch 3-day armed strike in Colombia's northwest as violence in rural areas escalates
BOGOTA, Colombia — Businesses shut down and public transport was at a standstill Tuesday in Colombia’s Choco department, as rebels from the National Liberation Army, or ELN, launched a three ...
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Bomb attacks in Colombia injure six
Analysts say the security situation in Colombia has deteriorated under ... department is a stronghold of the 5,800-strong National Liberation Army (ELN), which last month launched an offensive ...