More than 8,000 civilians fled the violence, with many seeking shelter in government facilities or hiding in the mountains.
The governor of the Colombian department of Norte de Santander, William Villamizar, declared “a social and economic emergency ...
More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government’s failed attempts to ...
The government and United Nations have estimated that armed rebellion has led to the deaths of 80 people while dozens have ...
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.
Since January 16, armed violence has intensified in the Catatumbo region of northeast Colombia. This violence stems from clashes between the National ...
Civilians caught in the crossfire as ELN guerillas target former members of a separate rebel group in the bloodiest violence ...
At least 30 people have been killed in violence between rival leftwing groups near Colombia's restive border with Venezuela, ...
The criminal war in northeast Colombia has escalated, as intense fighting between two Colombian guerrilla groups erupted in ...
The Catatumbo region, in the northeast of Colombia and bordering Venezuela, has lived for decades between armed conflict and ...
More than 80 people have been killed in just three days in northeast Colombia following failed ... Governor William Villamizar of the Norte de Santander department that includes Catatumbo.