Cocaine Violence Driven by Marxist Guerrillas Rocks Colombia
The mountains of Catatumbo in eastern Colombia are so dangerous that the police and army generally don’t stray far from their ...
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Colombia’s Fragile Peace Ruptures in Catatumbo
Social movements and community organizations demand peace as violence breaks out in the northeastern region of Colombia.
More than 32,000 displaced as violence spirals in Colombian drug trafficking region
More than 32,000 people have fled to towns in northeast Colombia as they attempt to escape a sharp rise in fighting between ...
Colombia reactivates arrest orders for top rebels blamed for deadly violence in cocaine turf war
Colombia’s government is reactivating arrest orders for the top leadership of the nation’s largest rebel group.
Colombia’s president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in the northeast
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will declare an emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have ...
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Colombian region faces unprecedented humanitarian crisis after guerrilla attack
SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Fierce clashes between two guerrilla groups in the northwestern region of Catatumbo ... been especially worried about men. In Cucuta, a large city on the border with ...
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More than 32,000 displaced as violence spirals in Colombian drug trafficking region
Iris Marín said the violence escalated last week in the Catatumbo region, displacing tens of thousands of people. Hundreds more remain confined to their homes and are unable to evacuate due to ...
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More than 32,000 displaced as violence spirals in Colombian drug trafficking region
(CNN) — More than 32,000 people have fled to towns in northeast Colombia as they attempt to escape a sharp rise in fighting between militant factions, according to the country’s ombudsman.