The death toll from escalating violence between rival guerrilla groups in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has risen to 60, according to the country’s human rights office. The clashes, involving the ...

Violence between armed groups in the Catatumbo region has displaced more than 32,000 people, rights groups estimate.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has invoked emergency powers to address escalating violence in the coca-growing Catatumbo ...

More than 32,000 people have fled the northern Colombian region of Catatumbo where two rival rebel groups are engaged in a ...

Fierce clashes between two guerrilla groups in the northwestern region of Catatumbo, Colombia, on Jan. 16 have not only ...

BOGOTA - At least 20 Colombian fighters from rival rebel factions were killed in weekend clashes over control of a strategic ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will declare an emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee.

The recent deadly violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has highlighted the ongoing challenges in consolidating peace, ...

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." ...