Colombia is ramping up its military efforts against illegal armed groups following the collapse of peace talks. President ...

The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) – one of the oldest and largest guerrilla groups still operating in the country – have agreed to implement a bilateral, six ...

The armed group ELN launched an offensive last month in northern Colombia, creating the worst security crisis the country has seen in years. The post With ELN Offensive, Colombia's Security Crisis ...

Colombia called off a ceasefire with the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels on Wednesday, in an about-face after the left-wing guerrilla group said it had not agreed to halt fighting.

ELN graffiti is seen in 2016 at the entrance of a cemetery in El Palo, Cauca, in southwestern Colombia [File: Jaime Saldarriaga/Reuters] ...

The ELN is currently engaged in a territorial dispute with former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a rebel group that disbanded following a 2016 peace deal.

The ELN increased its involvement in criminal economies in Colombia and in Venezuela, aided by the lenient attitude of Chávez’s successor as president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. The ELN ...

Elsewhere, though, ELN trafficking cells have a more direct role, making deals with traffickers to move shipments from ELN-controlled production zones in Colombia to dispatch points in Venezuela. On ...

ELN leader García wrote that public funding for the cease-fire should be “linked” to the suspension of kidnappings. “Peace is not designed for just one side to win,” he wrote. “Everyone ...

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The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) – one of the oldest and largest guerrilla groups still operating in the country – have agreed to implement a bilateral, six ...