More than 8,000 civilians fled the violence, with many seeking shelter in government facilities or hiding in the mountains.

Colombia is struggling to contain violence in the mountainous northeastern Catatumbo region, where a 5,800-strong ELN has ...

The government and United Nations have estimated that armed rebellion has led to the deaths of 80 people while dozens have ...

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Displaced people from recent clashes between armed groups arrive in the municipality of Tibu, Norte de Santander Department, ...

Colombia's Army announced on Saturday that 104 fighters from a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), ...

The governor of the Colombian department of Norte de Santander, William Villamizar, declared “a social and economic emergency ...

Civilians caught in the crossfire as ELN guerillas target former members of a separate rebel group in the bloodiest violence ...

Fighting between armed groups involving former FARC rebels in the north-east left more than 80 dead in just 3 days. Read more ...

A fresh outbreak of guerrilla violence amid a faltering peace process in Colombia has left more than 80 people dead, ...

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's Army announced on Saturday ... began more than a week ago in the Catatumbo region of Norte de Santander department, near the border with Venezuela.

More than 80 people have been killed in just three days in northeast Colombia following failed attempts to ... lost their ...