Colombia reactivates arrest orders for top rebels blamed for …
1 day ago · Pablo Beltran, commander and chief negotiator for the National Liberation Army, ELN, rebel group speaks during a joint press conference with Jose Otty Patiño, chief negotiator for the Colombian government, as a part of the peace talks between both parties in …
National Liberation Army (Colombia) - Wikipedia
The National Liberation Army (Spanish: Ejército de Liberación Nacional, ELN) is a Marxist–Leninist guerrilla insurgency group [6] involved in the continuing Colombian conflict, [7] which has existed in Colombia since 1964. The ELN advocates a composite communist ideology of Marxism-Leninism and liberation theology. In 2013, it was estimated ...
Colombian rebel violence: Soldiers deployed to Catatumbo - BBC
2 days ago · At least 80 people have been killed over recent days amid the surge in fighting between rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of ...
At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail
4 days ago · 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 ...
Colombia extends cease-fire with National Liberation Army as …
Feb 6, 2024 · BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government and the nation’s largest remaining guerrilla group have extended by six months a ceasefire that began last year, with the National Liberation Army rebels also promising to stop kidnapping civilians for ransom. The truce was set to expire on Tuesday.
National Counterterrorism Center | FTOs - DNI
The National Liberation Army (ELN) is the oldest and one of the most powerful insurgent groups in Colombia. It seeks to control critical areas of the country—particularly those associated with drug trafficking—and frequently engages in armed confrontations with Colombian authorities.
Colombia agrees with ELN rebel group to extend truce
Feb 6, 2024 · Colombia has agreed with The National Liberation Army (ELN) to extend a landmark truce deal that expired last week. The government in Caracas said on Tuesday that it has agreed with...
Colombia begins a six-month cease-fire with its last remaining …
Aug 3, 2023 · Colombia’s government and the National Liberation Army, or ELN, have formally begun a six-month cease-fire as part of a process to forge a permanent peace between authorities and the country’s last remaining rebel group.
Colombia: Country's last active guerrilla group ELN agrees truce - BBC
Jul 5, 2023 · Colombia's government and the country's last active rebel group have agreed a truce - their latest step towards peace after almost 60 years of conflict. The National Liberation Army (ELN)...
Colombia and Rebel Group Begin Cease-Fire After Decades of …
Aug 3, 2023 · While the cease-fire is supposed to last six months, it could pave the way for a permanent truce with the leftist group, the National Liberation Army, a guerrilla organization known as the...