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Colombia: Violence unleashes on Catatumbo, a region forgotten by the Colombian state
The Catatumbo region, in the northeast of Colombia and bordering Venezuela, has lived for decades between armed conflict and ...
At Least 80 Dead and 18,000 Flee Amid a New Surge of Violence in Colombia
At least 80 people are dead and more than 18,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce ...
Colombian drug gang violence kills 60 people
The death toll from attacks by a rebel group in Colombia's Catatumbo region has risen to 60, the country's human rights ...
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Colombia: Protect Civilians In Catatumbo
Since 16 January armed violence has erupted in the Catatumbo region (north-east Colombia) due to confrontations between the armed groups National Liberation Army (ELN in Spanish) and General Staff of ...
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Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders
Troops line up for review by Colombian Army commander Luis Cardozo in Cucuta, south of the Catatumbo region, where former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) holdouts retreated after ...
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AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Catatumbo: Humanitarian aid corridor established and state of emergency declared
Tibú (Agenzia Fides) - The wave of violence, mainly due to the control of international cocaine trafficking in the Catatumbo region ... Coordinator for Disaster Risk Management of Caritas Colombia, ...
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Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region
Located on Colombia’s border with Venezuela, the Catatumbo region has around 300,000 residents and produces 15% of Colombia’s coca crop. The FARC-EMC and the ELN have long battled for control ...