The death toll from clashes between Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) and members of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 33rd Front has risen to 60, the Ombudsman’s Office said Sunday.
A bloody onslaught by the ELN guerrilla group on rival fighters and civilians in northeast Colombia has risen to 80, the governor of the affected Norte de Santander department said Sunday.
A fresh outbreak of guerrilla violence amid a faltering peace process in Colombia has left more than 80 people dead, including civilians, and displaced around 11,000 in just four days, officials reported on Sunday.
More than 80 people have been killed in just three days in northeast Colombia following failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), an official has said.
More than 80 people have been killed in just three days in northeast Colombia following failed attempts to hold peace talks with the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN), an official has said.
At least 30 people have been killed in violence between rival leftwing groups near Colombia's restive border with Venezuela, authorities said Friday, prompting the government to suspend high-stakes peace talks with one guerilla group.
More than 80 people were killed following the government’s failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army.
Over 11,000 people have fled Colombia’s Catatumbo region amid escalating violence between ELN and FARC dissidents. The death toll has reached 100. As the Armed Forces deploy additional troops, President Petro may declare a state of internal disturbance.
More than 8,000 civilians fled the violence, with many seeking shelter in government facilities or hiding in the mountains.
Army said 5,000 soldiers have been sent to Norte de Santander to ‘reinforce security’ amid violence in mountainous cocaine-producing region.
Terrified residents carrying backpacks and belongings on overladen motorcycles, boats, or crammed onto the backs of open trucks, fled the region over the weekend.