“We are advancing with a plan that guarantees the viability and effectiveness of the FANB, ensuring a clear path toward new successes,” Padrino López stated, highlighting the government’s determination to continue this offensive. Venezuela Launches ‘Catatumbo Lightning’ Military Operation on Border With Colombia Venezuelan Vice President for Political Sovereignty, Security, and Peace, Vladimir Padrino López, […]

Its purposes are to support victims and reiterate the need for a negotiated solution to the armed conflict. In Colombia, social activists and human rights defenders arrived in the municipality of El Tarra, in Norte de Santander, in an attempt to reach the Catatumbo region. RELATED: Venezuela Launches ‘Catatumbo Lightning’ Military Operation on Border With […]

So far 2,000 Venezuelan soldiers and police officers have been deployed in the Catatumbo area within Venezuelan territory. On Friday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed the launch of the military operation Catatumbo Lightning, which had been announced earlier by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. RELATED: Venezuela Launches ‘Catatumbo Lightning’ Military Operation on Border With Colombia “A […]

This operation is part of the popular, military, and police exercise ‘Bolivarian Shield 2025’. Early on Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced a large-scale deployment of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) in coordination with Colombian President Gustavo Petro. RELATED: Clashes Between Colombian Irregular Forces Leave 13 Dead in Catatumbo The “Catatumbo Lightning” Operation is […]

Since January 16, the wave of violence has resulted in over 100 deaths and 48,000 displaced people. On Monday, Colombian media reported that 13 people were killed in clashes between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and a group of dissidents from the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the municipality of Teorama, in […]

At least 17 people were killed in fighting between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissidents of the 33rd Front of the FARC in the Colombian municipality of Teorama, in the midst of clashes between these two groups in the Catatumbo region, which have caused more than 47,000 displaced people in just over a week. […]

The Venezuelan Defense Minister, Vladimir Padrino López, held a working meeting with the Colombian Defense Minister, Iván Velásquez Gómez on Friday in the city of San Cristóbal, state of Táchira, with regard to the general border situation Catatumbo, Department Norte de Santander, bordering on Venezuela. RELATED: Colombia Declares ‘State of Internal Commotion’ in Catatumbo According […]

So far, clashes between irregular armed groups have forced the displacement of at least 36,000 people. On Friday, the Colombian government declared a 90-day “State of Internal Commotion” to protect the population in 16 municipalities in the Norte de Santander department, including 11 municipalities in the Catatumbo region. RELATED: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Reaffirms Support […]

These supplies are intended to provide protection and assistance to men, women, and children who have suffered the consequences of violence in their communities of origin. Related: Venezuela Welcomes More Than 218 Colombian Displaced People Fleeing Armed Conflict The Bolivarian Government of Venezuela has made a significant humanitarian effort by sending two aid-filled bags to […]

Clashes between irregular armed forces have left at least 80 people dead and thousands displaced. On Tuesday, the Office in Colombia of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) condemned the situation in the Catatumbo region, where clashes between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and a dissident faction of the defunct Revolutionary Armed […]