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Colombia, ELN and state of emergency

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

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will declare an emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee.

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

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

Colombian president Gustavo Petro is warning 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

The Canadian Press on MSN · 1d

Colombia's president to declare 'state of emergency' as violence in the country's north escalates

Colombian president Gustavo Petro said on Monday that he will declare a state of emergency, following a spate of guerrilla attacks in the country's northeast that has killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee their homes.

Colombia cemeteries 'cramped'

Al Jazeera on MSN · 3h

Colombia seeks to reassert control as rebel fighting kills over 100

Government sends troops into coca-rich northeast Catatumbo region in bid to quell hostilities among rebel groups.

Barron's · 21h

Colombia Cemeteries 'Cramped' After Fighting Kills At Least 100

"It's a little cramped," says gravedigger Ricardo Pabon, who has been working hard in the wake of an outburst of violence in three Colombian departments. At least 100 people were killed as rival militias clashed over five days,

The Week US on MSN · 21h

80 dead in Colombia amid uptick in guerrilla fighting

This was the country's deadliest wave of violence since the peace accords set by President Gustavo Petro in 2016

Over 80 Dead in Colombia Mass Killings

The New York Times · 1d

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 clashes between two rival armed groups on the border with Venezuela.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

80 killed in Colombia’s deadliest wave of violence since peace accords

The unusually deadly violence delivers a devastating blow to the “total peace” program of the country’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

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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People displaced by violence in Colombia flee across the border to Venezuela

Inhabitants of the Colombian town of Tibu, on the northern border with Venezuela, have fled following a wave of violence that ...

At least 80 dead, several kidnapped in Colombia after failed peace talks, official says

At least 80 people were killed in northeast Colombia following failed attempts at peace talks with the National Liberation ...

4hon MSN

Rebel violence not stopping Colombia President Gustavo Petro’s Haiti visit

His foreign minister just abruptly resigned. A deadly wave of violence between fighting guerrilla groups is endangering his ...

2don MSN

At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail

More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government’s failed attempts to ...

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Petro to Name 30-Year Old Ally as Colombia Foreign Affairs Chief

President Gustavo Petro will appoint top aide, 30-year-old Laura Sarabia, as Colombia’s next foreign affairs minister, one the youngest-ever officials to assume the role.

Scientists discover rare venom-spraying scorpion in Colombia

"Most scorpions are likely capable of spraying venom. They just don't do it. This extreme behavioral response is only known ...

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