Rebel group ELN said Wednesday that it has recovered $500,000 from a helicopter that was shot down and is keeping the money to finance its “revolutionary struggle.” The helicopter was…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque said Sunday that he would send 5,000 soldiers to the northeast of the country days after locals begged him not to. Duque announced the arrival of…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque confirmed on Tuesday that the five-year-old son of a mayor from the northeast of the country was returned to his family almost a week after his…
Locals in the northeast of Colombia prayed for the safe return of the five-year-old son of their mayor on Sunday, days after the child was kidnapped by armed men. According…
The United States’ ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, announced another $9 million in aid to Colombia for humanitarian aid for displaced Venezuelans. Haley took the opportunity to visit…
Some 500 people have been forced to flee their homes in northeast Colombia after fighting broke out between soldiers and guerrillas, the United Nations said Tuesday. The combat between the…
The EPL, a dissident guerrilla faction from northeast Colombia, announced Monday they will end their imposed economic shutdown in the Catatumbo region where they are at war with ELN rebels.…
The small EPL guerrilla group announced Tuesday that it is open to talks with ELN guerrillas to end a turf war that is affecting almost 150,000 people in northeast Colombia.…
Colombia sent 2,000 soldiers to the conflict-affected region of Catatumbo in a bid to stabilize escalating tensions between illegal armed groups in the northeast of the country. The directive, handed…