It is suspected that the attacks may have been carried out by the National Liberation Army (ELN). In the early hours of Thursday, members of irregular Colombian armed groups destroyed with explosives the toll booth located on the international highway connecting Cucuta, Colombia, with San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela. RELATED: Benedetti’s Presence in the Colombian […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Clashes between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and a FARC dissident in the Catatumbo region of Colombia have caused more than 80 deaths, over 20 injuries and thousands of displaced persons, Governor of the department of Norte de Santander, William Villamizar, reported on Sunday. RELATED: Venezuela Welcomes More Than 218 Colombian Displaced People Fleeing Armed […]

More than 218 displaced Colombians fleeing the internal conflict between armed groups in that country were received this Friday in the municipality of Jesús María Semprún, Zulia state, located on the border with Catatumbo and Tibú, Venezuela. RELATED: Venezuela Activates Special Operation to Assist the Civilian Population Displaced From Colombia Clashes between the National Liberation […]

‘The ELN has no intention of achieving peace,” President Petro said before traveling to Catatumbo. On Friday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced the suspension of peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN) and accused the guerrilla group of killing several peace signatories of the now-disbanded Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). RELATED: Russia to […]

In a statement, the military group described the attack as “legitimate” and said that it was carried out with ELN’s own weapons. The Colombian National Liberation Army (ELN) acknowledged its responsibility for the attack in Puerto Jordán, Arauca, which resulted in three deaths and 28 people injured. RELATED:U.S Ambassador in Colombia Confirms the Existence of […]