Since January 16, armed violence has intensified in the Catatumbo region of northeast Colombia. This violence stems from clashes between the National

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.

The governor of the Colombian department of Norte de Santander, William Villamizar, declared “a social and economic emergency” in that region in the northeast of the country due to the humanitarian crisis caused by clashes between ELN guerrillas and FARC dissidents in the Catatumbo area (northeast).

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 rebel National Liberation Army (ELN), an official has said.

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

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian president Gustavo Petro warned on Monday that his nation’s military will take offensive actions against the National Liberation Army after the rebels, known as the ELN, unleashed a wave of attacks in the country's northeast that left dozens of people killed and forced thousands to flee their homes.

The death toll from clashes between Colombia's National Liberation Army ... The violence erupted three days ago in the Catatumbo region of Norte de Santander, affecting towns including Convención ...

It was around 9:00 in the morning, we were working on the farm and suddenly we started to hear a lot of gunfire in […]

Colombia reinstated arrest warrants for 31 National Liberation Army (ELN) leaders on Wednesday, responding to attacks that killed 80 and displaced 32,000. The ELN, a 5,800-member leftist militia

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