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 ...

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

A series of attacks against civilians has forced Colombia's government to break off peace talks with one of Colombia’s largest rebel groups as fears mount that fighting between rebel groups in the ...

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

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 ...

A leaked report reveals Venezuelan territory was used by ELN rebels before a deadly attack in Colombia, escalating tensions between the countries ...

Thousands of people have fled their homes in northeastern Colombia, and at least 80 have been killed, as two rebel groups fight for control of the Catatumbo, a region next to the border with Venezuela ...

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia's government on Saturday announced ... Petro's government blames the ongoing violence primarily ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared a state of emergency in Catatumbo region Friday in response to escalating violence ...

The children of northeastern Colombia have a message for guerrillas blamed for the country's worst violence in over a decade ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP ... Petro’s government blames the ongoing violence primarily on the ELN, with which it began peace talks after he took office in 2022. Earlier this week, Petro reactivated ...

In Colombia, 104 fighters from a FARC faction, including 20 minors, have deserted amid an ELN offensive in the northeast. This escalation led President Gustavo Petro to suspend peace talks with the ...