WASHINGTON — In a vehicle with his two bodyguards, Cristian Herrera talks about the dangers he faces covering Colombia’s Catatumbo region as he heads to his latest assignment.

People cross a river to Venezuela from Tibu, Colombia on January 21, 2025, following fightings that killed dozens and forced thousands to flee their homes in the Colombian Catatumbo region ...

The ELN has been clashing in Catatumbo with former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, a guerrilla group that disbanded after signing a peace deal in 2016 with Colombia ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday condemned the escalating violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region, near the border with Venezuela, where armed groups have committed severe human rights abuses and ...

Caught in Colombia’s Catatumbo Conflict, Daily Brief March 27, 2025. Daily Brief, March 27, 2025. Transcript ...

Armed groups vying for control of Colombia’s resource-rich Catatumbo region, near the Venezuelan border, are committing serious human rights violations, according to a report published on ...

At least 80 civilians have been killed amid a surge in rebel violence in the Catatumbo region. ... The mountainous region, on Colombia's north-eastern border with Venezuela, ...

Guerilla attacks kill 60 in Colombia’s Catatumbo. 3 months ago. 19 Jan 2025, 18:35. AFP. Share. Rival groups have been fighting over control of the cocaine trade in the restive region for years.

UN experts urged the Colombian government on Thursday to protect its civilians and called on the non-state armed groups to cease their attacks against the civilians, after the escalation of the ...

BOGOTA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The death toll from rebel-related violence in a key drug trafficking region of Colombia has doubled to 60, the government's human rights ombudsman said on Saturday.

At least 80 civilians have been killed amid a surge in rebel violence in the Catatumbo region. ... The mountainous region, on Colombia's north-eastern border with Venezuela, ...