The government of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday the security forces will resume attacks against ELN guerrillas. The decision followed an announcement of the guerrillas in which they refused…
ELN guerrillas on Tuesday denied having made an agreement with Colombia’s government to uphold a bilateral ceasefire while negotiating peace. President Gustavo Petro said on Saturday that the security forces…
Representatives of illegal armed groups will help verify compliance with a six-month ceasefire with Colombia’s security forces, the interior minister said Monday. In a press conference, Interior Minister Alfonso Prada…
Colombia’s security forces will try to uphold bilateral ceasefires with five illegal armed groups in the coming six months. The ceasefires would temporarily end hostilities between the security forces and…
Colombia’s security forces and the country’s largest illegal armed groups will uphold a temporary ceasefire to facilitate negotiations, according to President Gustavo Petro. In an announcement, Petro said that his…
The United Nations expressed support for talks between Colombia’s government and illegal armed groups involved in armed conflict and organized crime. The United Nations’ representative in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz, expressed…
A gang truce in Buenaventura returned peace to Colombia’s main port city on the Pacific Coast after three years of turf wars. Members of the “Spartans” and the Shotas” took…
The commander of the majority of Colombia’s dissident FARC guerrillas declared a unilateral ceasefire ahead of a possible multilateral ceasefire that includes the security forces. In a video published by…
President Gustavo Petro said Thursday that a ceasefire with multiple of Colombia’s illegal armed groups would be possible in “a matter of days.” Petro told reporters in New York City…