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 ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared a state of emergency in Catatumbo region Friday in response to escalating violence ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government on Saturday announced a roughly $700,000 reward for information leading to the ...

The mountains of Catatumbo in eastern Colombia are so dangerous that the police and army generally don’t stray far from their barracks for fear of snipers.

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s government on Saturday announced a roughly $700,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group, whose turf war ...

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Colombia is struggling to contain violence in the mountainous northeastern Catatumbo region ... and deploying some 5,000 soldiers to the area. Despite Petro's vow to bring "war" to the ELN ...

Attacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect the state’s inaction eight years after a peace accord removed a ...