Colombia’s government on Saturday announced a roughly $700,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will declare an emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have ...

When President Gustavo Petro took office in 2022, he aimed to bring about comprehensive peace in Colombia. But this now seems ...

Petro, who is up for reelection in 2026, donned the presidential sash with the intention of bringing peace to Colombia at the ...

The ELN has about 3,500 fighters across Colombia, according to official estimates. On Nov. 4, Petro signed the peace law to enter into negotiations with the armed groups operating in the country ...

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

Colombian President Gustavo Petro suspended peace talks with the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) on Friday, after ...

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Colombia has launched a military offensive against leftist guerillas blamed for a week of bloody violence on the border with Venezuela, Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez said Friday.

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 ...