Both the ELN and FARC-EMC have long fought for control over this drug-rich area, but recent violence marks a significant escalation.
The government has declared a “state of internal commotion” in response to the worst humanitarian crisis in decades ...
The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region that has left at least 80 ...
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.
The armed forces of Colombia and Venezuela kicked off coordinated offensives in the border region to recover territory lost to guerrilla group ELN and organized crime groups. The offensive was ...
The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian ...
The assertion by Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, could herald a shift in the relationship between the United States ...
Residents of Colombia's troubled Catatumbo region, near the eastern border with Venezuela, are weighing whether to return ...
For years, Tren de Aragua – also known as “TdA” – not only terrorized Venezuela but also countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, ...
Gustavo Aníbal Giraldo, third in command of the armed group, is accused of being the architect of the attacks in Catatumbo, ...