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Colombia's president says ELN rebels will 'get war'

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

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday that he will declare a state of emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee their homes.

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

Daily Journal · 1d

Colombia vows 'war' as guerrilla violence kills 100

Colombia vowed "war" against left-wing guerrillas Monday, as security forces rushed to contain a wave of violence that has killed more than 100 people and threatens to derail the country's

GZERO on MSN · 10h

Colombia to declare emergency over rebel violence

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday he will declare a state of emergency after guerilla attacks by the ELN in the northeast of the country killed at least 80 people and forced over 11,000 to flee.

PA Media on MSN · 1d

Colombia to declare ‘state of emergency’ as violence in northern regions spikes

Guerrilla attacks in the country’s northeast have killed dozens and forced thousands of people flee their homes.

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.

Courthouse News Service · 1d

Colombia troops try to contain guerrilla violence that has killed 100

Terrified residents carrying backpacks and belongings on overladen motorcycles, boats, or crammed onto the backs of open trucks, fled the region over the weekend.

Over 80 Dead in Colombia Mass Killings

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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.

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.

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 ...

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Guerrilla violence in northern Colombia displaces thousands

Displaced Colombians gathered at shelters to receive aid in the border city of Cúcuta on Jan. 20, after dozens were killed ...

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.

Why Leftist Rebels Are Fighting Again In Colombia

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 ...