Colombia’s president to declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in northeast
The measure will go into effect after a decree is signed by the president and his Cabinet, but it can also be invalidated by Colombia's constitutional court. Internal commotion decrees were used in the early 2000s by the administration of then-President Álvaro Uribe to increase financing for the military through a special war tax.
The conflict stems from battles over control of strategic drug trafficking routes between the left-wing rebel ELN and remnant ...
Over 100 people have been killed in an outbreak of guerrilla violence in Colombia, predominantly along the Venezuelan border, where thousands of people have been displaced by the worst fighting in ...
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro warns of military action against ELN rebels following a surge in violence in the northeast ...
Human rights organizations, including the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), urged an immediate end to the violence ...
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia on Friday suspended for second time in less than a year peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, after blaming the rebel group of the violence that has ...
More than 8,000 civilians fled the violence, with many seeking shelter in government facilities or hiding in the mountains.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced military action against the National Liberation Army (ELN) after a series of ...
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