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Colombian bishops plead for peace amid rising violence
As violence continued to escalate in Colombia, the Catholic Church offered shelter and relief aid to displaced families, as ...
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Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combat
Colombia’s president has issued a decree giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering ...
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Thousands displaced in Colombia as guerrilla violence intensifies
Thousands of people have fled their homes in northeastern Colombia, and at least 80 have been killed, as two rebel groups fight for control of the Catatumbo, a region next to the border with Venezuela ...
Cocaine-Funded Gangs Shake Colombia Years After Peace Pact
Attacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect the state’s inaction eight years after a peace accord removed a ...
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'We want peace': Colombians swept up in bloody guerrilla violence
The children of northeastern Colombia have a message for guerrillas blamed for the country's worst violence in over a decade ...
Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government on Saturday announced a roughly $700,000 reward for information leading to the ...
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Colombia’s leader declares emergency as thousands flee rebel violence
Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, on Friday issued a decree that gives him emergency powers, to respond to an outbreak of deadly violence between rival armed groups in the north-eastern Catatumbo ...