Colombia’s president has issued a decree giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela that has been racked in recent days by a deadly turf war among dissident rebel groups.

Artistic collectives painted a mural this Friday in Bogota with the phrase "Al Catatumbo Nada lo Tumba" (Nothing Can Overcome Catatumbo), in tribute to the victims and displaced people of the guerrilla violence that has affected the Catatumbo region.

We are following with concern acts of violence that started in Colombia's Catatumbo region, and spread to various parts of country,' says Foreign Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

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.

Colombia’s government is reactivating arrest orders for the top leadership of the nation’s largest rebel group.

The clashes between rival guerrilla groups have left 80 dead as Colombia braces for cutbacks in U.S. foreign aid under President Trump.

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

Colombia's attorney general's office on Wednesday reissued arrest warrants for leaders of the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, who had been participating in peace talks, as forced displacement caused by ELN attacks rose to 32,

Qatar Airways has unveiled new services to Bogotá in Colombia and Caracas in Venezuela with two new weekly flights, starting early summer 2025.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s president issued a decree Friday giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela wracked in recent days by a deadly turf war among dissident rebel groups.

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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combat.