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Montevideo, July 23rd 2025 - 06:40 UTC

Tag: ELN

  • Thursday, January 23rd 2025 - 23:17 UTC

    Petro and Maduro discuss cooperation in tackling drug trafficking

    It was the first contact between both leftwing leaders after Maduro's questionable Jan. 10 inauguration following the controversial July 28, 2024, election results

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro discussed with Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro the possibility of tackling drug trafficking together on the border between the two countries, particularly “in the Catatumbo River” where a joint action plan is under development given the security crisis stemming from activities by the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas.

  • Saturday, December 14th 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    US denounces Hezbollah's presence in Chile to seek funding

    In June this year, Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich had to apologize to the Chilean government for mentioning Hezbollah's presence with no corroborating evidence

    The US State Department said this week that the Lebanon-based terrorist organization Hezbollah had been operating in Chile and other Latin American countries to obtain funding for its activities in a report that also mentioned Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas, dissidents of the defunct FARC and Peru's Shining Path as the biggest threats in the region.

  • Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 09:07 UTC

    Colombian president Petro peace program with guerrillas in a blackout

    The negotiation was suspended because, according to the guerrillas, “the State has totally failed to comply” with its commitments.

    More trouble for embattled Colombian president Gustavo Petro and his ambitious peace program. The main dissident group of former guerrillas, which refused to disarm when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) accepted a peace deal in 2016, suspended peace talks with the Colombian government on Sunday.

  • Wednesday, July 5th 2023 - 10:36 UTC

    ELN announces one-month truce starting Thursday

    ELN members must be prepared to “respond to threats or attacks from any armed group against our units or against the civilian population”

    Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) ordered its forces to stop “offensive military actions” as of July 6, it was reported Tuesday in Bogotá. In a message posted on the rebel group's website, its members were advised to be prepared to “respond to threats or attacks by any armed group against our units or against the civilian population.”

  • Saturday, June 10th 2023 - 10:31 UTC

    Colombian gov't, ELN sign 6-month truce

    Petro hopes to achieve total peace by 2025

    The Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) Friday signed in Havana a 180-day “national”, “bilateral” and “temporary” ceasefire effective from August 3, it was reported. The UN and the Catholic Church will supervise compliance.

  • Wednesday, May 3rd 2023 - 11:03 UTC

    ELN, Colombian gov't resume talks in Havana

    “We reaffirm our country's willingness to contribute to the success of this century of dialogues,” Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez explained

    The Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group Tuesday resumed peace talks in Havana, Cuba, while President Gustavo Petro is on a tour of Spain.

  • Tuesday, January 10th 2023 - 09:59 UTC

    ELN warns peace negotiations stalled after unilateral announcement

    The Petro Government announced Dec. 31, a truce that constituted a “unilateral” imposition that harmed dialogue, the ELN argued

    Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas said Monday that peace talks with the leftwing government of President Gustavo Petro were stalled, with disagreements standing in the way. The group underlined that in last week's communiqué it had warned that a bilateral ceasefire was still to be discussed.

  • Thursday, January 5th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    No truce with ELN, Colombian gov't now says

    The ceasefire remains effective regarding the other rebel groups, Prada said

    Colombia's government Wednesday announced it was suspending its previous decision to decree a truce with the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas after the rebel organization denied having agreed to it.

  • Monday, December 19th 2022 - 20:35 UTC

    Colombia: ELN guerrillas announce Christmas truce

    The ELN is known not to have fully observed previous ceasefires. Hence, instead of optimistic analysts are rather cautious

    Colombian guerrilla fighters of the National Liberation Army Monday announced a unilateral Christmas truce from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, although the measure would only cover the State Military and Police Forces. The ELN also warned they will defend themselves in case of being attacked.

  • Saturday, November 26th 2022 - 10:51 UTC

    Colombia: Mexico agrees to join as guarantor of peace talks with ELN

    ”Mexico accepts the invitation to be a guarantor country at the Dialogue Table between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN),” a statement said

    President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Friday told his Colombian colleague Gustavo Petro that Mexico had accepted the invitation to join as guarantor of the peace talks between the South American country's administration and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas.

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