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Deadly Colombian narcos war flares up as military and guerrilla dissidents clash

The clash unfolded in a coca-growing region where a turf war has killed dozens of people this year

The Independent UK

ELN rebels launch 3-day armed strike in Colombia's northwest as violence in rural areas escalates

Businesses are shuttered and public transport is at a standstill in Colombia’s Choco department, as rebels from the National Liberation Army launched a three-day “armed strike” that confines civilians to their homes and restricts commercial activity

The Independent UK

Forensics link Martin McCauley to ‘cowardly murder’ of three RUC men, court told

McCauley is one of the so-called Colombia Three, accused of training rebel FARC guerrilla forces in 2001.

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More Deaths As Colombian Guerrilla Violence Displaces Nearly 50,000

The toll brought to 54 the total number of confirmed deaths from fighting in the cocaine-growing Catatumbo region -- lower than the figure of about 80 reported last week based on local counts, officials said.

Latin Times

Colombia's Ongoing Efforts To Find Missing Loved Ones

Explore Colombia's post-conflict journey, peace efforts, and ongoing challenges in the quest for reconciliation and justice.

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Takeaways from AP's reporting on the thousands disappeared in Colombia, Peru and Paraguay

Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decades-long conflicts

The Independent UK

Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace

Five decades of war among leftist guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, drug lords and the government in Colombia have left 450,000 people killed and more than 124,000 disappeared

The Independent UK

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Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders

Colombia’s government is offering a roughly $700,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group behind the deadly violence affecting a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela

The Independent UK

'We Want Peace': Colombians Swept Up In Bloody Guerrilla Violence

The children of northeastern Colombia have a message for guerrillas blamed for the country's worst violence in over a decade -- as well as for rival militants tempted to take revenge.

International Business Times

Colombia reactivates arrest orders for top rebels blamed for deadly violence in cocaine turf war

Colombia’s government is reactivating arrest orders for the top leadership of the nation’s largest rebel group

The Independent UK

Colombian Forces Edge Into Guerrilla Strongholds

Colombian special forces edged into guerrilla-controlled territory near the border with Venezuela Tuesday, trying to reassert state control amid violence that has forced 20,000 people to flee their homes.

International Business Times

Colombia Vows 'War' As Guerrilla Violence Kills 100

In just five days, bloodshed has been reported across three Colombian departments -- from the remote Amazon jungle in the south to the mountainous northeastern border with Venezuela, where fighting has displaced almost 20,000 people.

Latin Times

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 troubled peace process.

International Business Times

At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail, official says

A Colombian official says more than 80 people have been killed in the country’s northeast region following failed attempts by the government to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army

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International Business Times

'We Want Peace' Say Colombians Displaced By Fresh Guerrilla Violence

Gladis Angarita, 62, fled her village in northeast Colombia in terror last Friday, among thousands escaping a fresh guerrilla onslaught that has claimed dozens of lives in just a few days.

International Business Times

80 Killed In Three Days Of Guerrilla Violence In North Colombia

A fresh outbreak of guerrilla violence amid a faltering peace process in conflict-riddled Colombia has left more than 80 people dead in just over three days, officials reported Sunday.

International Business Times

60 Killed In Colombia Guerilla Violence

The death toll from attacks by ELN rebels in Colombia has risen to 60 in the country's restive Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, officials said Saturday.

International Business Times

30 Killed In Colombia Armed Violence, Govt Suspends Rebel Peace Talks

Thirty people have been killed in violence between rival leftwing groups near Colombia's restive border with Venezuela, authorities said Friday, prompting the government to suspend peace talks with one guerilla group.

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The Independent UK

Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebel group again after violence in northeastern region

Colombia has suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, for second time in less than a year after blaming the rebel group for violence that has been affecting a northeastern region of the country in recent days

The Conversation

How Colombia’s disarmament process transformed weapons into symbols of peace

In 2016, the Colombian government and the guerrilla group FARC-EP ended their five decade-long war. As part of the peace agreement, FARC-EP’s weapons had to be collected, a process known as disarmament. By 2017, UN observers had received and removed over 8,112 guns, 1.3 million rounds of ammunition, 22 tons…

International Business Times

In Colombia, A River's 'Rights' Swept Away By Mining And Conflict

In 2016, a Colombian court sent a powerful statement on environmental protection by ruling that a crucial river in the northwestern Choco jungle, which was being decimated by illegal mining, had legal rights.

The Guardian - UK

Death threats, bodyguards and a Farc commander called Smurf: living dangerously with Colombia’s nature defenders

Leading Colombian conservationists share their experiences working in the most dangerous country to fight for wildlife

The Conversation

As Colombia hosts a UN biodiversity summit, its own Amazonian rainforest is in crisis

The city of Cali, in Colombia, is hosting the UN’s 16th biodiversity summit, known as Cop16. The summit, which runs until Friday, November 1, is focused on how countries will fulfil previous pledges to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and water and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems…

The Independent UK

Efforts to combat deforestation in Colombia lag because of armed groups, report finds

The International Crisis Group is reporting that Colombia's government efforts to control deforestation in the Amazon are being hampered by the actions of left-wing dissidents who control the area

International Business Times

At COP16, Colombia Seeks To Lead By Example On Biodiversity

As one of the world's most biodiverse countries, Colombia is determined to lead by example when it hosts an upcoming UN summit to save nature, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad told AFP on Monday.

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