A family was caught in the crossfire between two armed groups fighting over the area. They had returned a week earlier, after a month displaced, and left again with grief in their souls and no hope fo ...

“The situation in Catatumbo is critical ... “Furthermore, it is an area that has been very abandoned by the state, and so those who exercise control in this region are these illegal armed ...

Local advocacy groups, including the Association of Mothers of Catatumbo for Peace ... aiming to stabilize the area and protect civilians. President Petro, who has prioritized ending the country ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying ...

It applies to the rural Catatumbo region on Colombia’s northeastern border with Venezuela. The area has seen a surge in violence since mid-January between National Liberation Army (ELN ...

It should be noted that last year, in response to the announcements of the national government to reactivate the eradication of coca crops in several municipalities in the Catatumbo area ...

It should be noted that last year, in response to the announcements of the national government to reactivate the eradication of coca crops in several municipalities in the Catatumbo area ...

In a rare interview, carried out at a secret mountain location near the Venezuelan border, two senior guerrilla commanders ...

In a social-media post, President Gustavo Petro declared a state of "internal unrest and economic emergency" in the Catatumbo area and accused the warring factions of having "lost their heads." ...

The area is key for drug trafficking ... which is adjacent to the Catatumbo region. William Quintero, commander of the Metropolitan Police of Cucuta, told reporters shrapnel wounded the officer ...

One Colombian soldier is dead and another one is injured following clashes with guerrilla dissidents in a coca-growing region where their turf war with a rebel group has killed dozens of people this ...

Petro said farmers in Catatumbo will eradicate their coca plantings ... that allows it to limit some civil liberties in the area without congressional approval. Petro has accused the rebels ...