The Colombian president sought to reach agreements with all of the country’s armed groups, but now finds himself dealing with ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday that he will declare a state ... against the National Liberation Army after the rebels, known as the ELN, unleashed a wave of ...

The Colombian president faces criticism from his ministers and public confusion after a chaotic Cabinet meeting that was ...

BOGOTA, Feb 8, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Friday that the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel was the "head of the ELN" guerrilla group whose recent turf war over trafficking ...

The fighting between two armed drug trafficking groups — fueled and financed in part by a booming global cocaine business — ...

A social media post from the Defense Ministry detailed the reward for the heads of the National Liberation Army, known by its Spanish language acronym ELN. The move followed President Gustavo Petro’s ...

“The delegation of the ELN dialogues has not discussed with the Government of Gustavo Petro any proposal for a bilateral ceasefire, therefore there is still no agreement on that matter,” the ...

A fierce outbreak of fighting in northern Colombia between rival guerilla factions in a drug turf war, has displaced tens of thousands of people.

Residents of Colombia's troubled Catatumbo region, near the eastern border with Venezuela, are weighing whether to return ...

Bogota — Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro during a live broadcast of a government meeting.

In Colombia's Catatumbo region, thousands have been displaced due to an escalation of violence by the ELN rebel group. President Gustavo Petro has suspended peace talks, challenging efforts to resolve ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will declare an emergency ... the National Liberation Army after the rebels, known as the ELN, unleashed a wave of attacks in Colombia's Catatumbo region ...