Colombia’s newly appointed defense minister says he will focus on taking back territory lost to rebel groups that have forced ...

ELN commanders in Colombia claim President Petro's "Total Peace" policy is escalating the conflict in Catatumbo, accusing the ...

In a rare interview, carried out at a secret mountain location near the Venezuelan border, two senior guerrilla commanders told AFP that they would not hesitate to fight 10,000 government troops ...

Colombian guerrillas took 29 soldiers and police hostage during a gun battle in a key cocaine-growing region, the government ...

Negotiations with the guerrillas have been suspended since episodes involving armed groups operating in the Catatumbo region ...

A meeting between the leadership of the Colombian Catholic Church and President Gustavo Petro addressed crucial issues such ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying ...

was elected in 2022 on the premise that he would seek an end to Colombia’s armed conflict through formal negotiations with rebel groups. But peace talks with the ELN have been fitful ...

“For the United States, losing Colombia as a security ally is like losing Israel,” the general warned. Venezuela’s patronage of Iran’s Hezbollah and the ELN constitute a “grave security ...

The National Liberation Army, or ELN, is closing in on victory in the Catatumbo region near Colombia’s border with Venezuela after breaking a truce last month and slaughtering members of its ...

Suspect tried to smuggle more than €10,000 of cocaine from Cartagena to Amsterdam, Colombian authorities said. Politicians in the country want to prohibit the sale of such items, but they face ...

Remarks from Colombia’s President Petro that the Sinaloa Cartel is the "current boss" of the ELN suggests an unlikely ...