Colombia's president says ELN rebels will 'get war'
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Colombia's president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in the northeast
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
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Colombia vows 'war' as guerrilla violence kills 100
More than 8,000 civilians fled the violence, with many seeking shelter in government facilities or hiding in the mountains.
The unusually deadly violence delivers a devastating blow to the “total peace” program of the country’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro.
Inhabitants of the Colombian town of Tibu, on the northern border with Venezuela, have fled following a wave of violence that has left at least 80 people dead in clashes between two armed groups in the last week.
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.
More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government’s failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said.
At least 80 people were killed in northeast Colombia following failed attempts at peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said.
Displaced Colombians gathered at shelters to receive aid in the border city of Cúcuta on Jan. 20, after dozens were killed and more than 11,000 displaced in ongoing clashes between armed groups.
Terrified residents carrying backpacks and belongings on overladen motorcycles, boats, or crammed onto the backs of open trucks, fled the region over the weekend.
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.
Over 100 people have been killed in an outbreak of guerrilla violence in Colombia, predominantly along the Venezuelan border, where thousands of people have been displaced by the worst fighting in years.
At least 80 people have been killed and thousands more have been displaced during clashes in the coca rich border region.
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