ELN News
Colombia’s EPL Faces Bleak Prospects After Death of Pácora
The killing of the leader of the EPL’s political and military wings by the Colombian army comes at a critical time for the criminal group, as it finds itself bitterly divided and losing ground to the ELN in its home base in the Catatumbo...
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The National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional - ELN) is one of the two main guerrilla armies with left-wing political ideologies operating in Colombia. Initially a Marxist-Leninist nationalist movement, it now appears more focused on kidnapping, extortion and attacks on economic infrastructure. And while it eschewed drug trafficking for decades, it has recently been linked to...
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Colombia’s Armed Groups Prey on Venezuela Migrants
A new report by Human Rights Watch on violence in the department of Norte de Santander, Colombia, shows how vulnerable Venezuelan migrants are to the criminal...
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A Former Warlord is Back in Colombia, Will His Drug Trafficking Empire Follow?
Authorities in Colombia have arrested an infamous former paramilitary warlord after he returned to the Andean nation upon finishing his US prison sentence for drug...
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Graffiti Death Threats – Venezuela’s New Tool of Fear
The recent appearance of threatening graffiti targeting political, social and student leaders in Venezuela is a previously unknown tactic in the country, although...
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ELN Still Receiving Payments from Companies in Colombia
The recent arrest of an Argentine businessman, accused of financing the ELN in Colombia between 2011 and 2015, has brought the ongoing ties between criminal groups...
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ELN-Urabeños Clashes Leave Thousands Trapped in Bojayá, Colombia
An escalating conflict between the Urabeños and the ELN has held thousands of people hostage within the town of Bojayá in Colombia's department of Chocó -- a...
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Failed Venezuela Uprising Benefits Armed and Criminal Groups
Venezuela's social conflict and violence may be even more complicated a week after the failed military uprising led by Juan Guaidó. This continued descent into...
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The ELN Gets Richer, Stronger in Southern Bolívar
The ELN has gained strength in a crucial drug trafficking region in the southern part of Colombia's Bolívar department -- confirming that they have benefited from...
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Uptick in Colombia Massacres Highlights Shifting Criminal Dynamics
A new United Nations report has revealed a scandalous increase in the number of massacres carried out in Colombia, revealing new criminal dynamics in strategic...
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Guerrilla Groups Largest Employers at Colombia-Venezuela Border: Report
Criminal groups from Colombia have become the major source of employment in Venezuelan villages across the border as they recruit victims of the...
