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Colombia's leader declares emergency as thousands flee rebel violence

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Friday issued a decree that gives him emergency powers to respond to an outbreak of deadly violence between rival armed groups in the north-eastern Catatumbo region.

Newsday · 3d

Colombia's president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in the northeast

Among those fleeing were former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, who demobilized in a 2016 peace deal with the government, and have now been targeted by the ELN. People ...

The Associated Press on MSN · 4d

Colombia's president says ELN rebels will 'get war' as violence in the country's northeast escalates

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian president Gustavo Petro warned on Monday that his nation’s military will take offensive actions against the National Liberation Army after the rebels, known as the ELN, unleashed a wave of attacks in the country's northeast that left dozens of people killed and forced thousands to flee their homes.

Colombia, Venezuela

The Daily Gazette · 23h

Colombia asks Venezuela to help quell border violence

Colombia called on neighboring Venezuela Thursday to help tackle guerrillas blamed for a week of bloody violence that has displaced 40,000 people in the lawless border region.

AFP on MSN · 3h

'We want peace': Colombians swept up in bloody guerrilla violence

The children of northeastern Colombia have a message for guerrillas blamed for the country's worst violence in over a decade -- as well as for rival militants tempted to take revenge. While the FARC dissidents have been mostly on the receiving end of the recent violence,

France24 (Video) on MSN · 19h

Colombia asks Venezuela for help containing guerrilla violence

As deadly violence caused by territorial conflict forces tens of thousands to evacuate northeastern Colombia, the Colombian government reached out to Venezuela in hopes of forming an alliance to quell the violence on the Venezuelan border.

3hon MSN

Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region racked by rebel combat

Colombia’s president has issued a decree giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering ...

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.

MercoPress2y

Colombia: ELN rebels release hostages while returning to peace talks

Two of the hostages had been killed. The ELN argued they had fallen in a gunfight with the Army, which denied such allegations As peace negotiations between the Colombian Government and the ...

Latin Times on MSN14h

Thousands Flee Colombian Border Region, Seeking Refuge in Venezuela as Guerrilla Violence Escalates

Both the ELN and FARC-EMC have long fought for control over this drug-rich area, but recent violence marks a significant ...

Colombia moves to arrest guerrilla leaders behind wave of violence

Colombia on Wednesday reinstated arrest warrants for dozens of guerrilla commanders blamed for armed attacks that displaced ...

5hon MSN

Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combat

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s president issued a decree Friday giving him emergency powers to restore order in a ...

9hon MSN

Cocaine Violence Driven by Marxist Guerrilla Army 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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Over 80 Dead in Colombia Mass Killings: 'We Are Helpless Here'

More than 8,000 civilians fled the violence, with many seeking shelter in government facilities or hiding in the mountains.

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