The mayor of Cúcuta, Jorge Acevedo, said Monday that the situation due to the violence in the Catatumbo region has already overwhelmed all the capacities of this Colombian city on the border with Venezuela,

The government has declared a “state of internal commotion” in response to the worst humanitarian crisis in decades

Colombia’s government is offering a roughly $700,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group behind the deadly violence affecting a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela.

The governor of the Colombian department of Norte de Santander, William Villamizar, declared “a social and economic emergency” in that region in the northeast of the country due to the humanitarian crisis caused by clashes between ELN guerrillas and FARC dissidents in the Catatumbo area (northeast).

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 that is teeming with cocoa fields.

More than 8,000 civilians fled the violence, with many seeking shelter in government facilities or hiding in the mountains.

Twenty others were injured in the violence that has forced thousands to flee as Colombia’s army scrambled to evacuate people on Sunday, according to William Villamizar, governor of North Santander, where many of the killings took place. Among the victims ...

This photo provided by COLPRENSA on Jan 22 2025 shows emergency workers and displaced people at the General Santan

When President Gustavo Petro took office in 2022, he aimed to bring about comprehensive peace in Colombia. But this now seems a remote dream amid the latest violence.

At least 80 people are dead and more than 18,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce clashes between two rival armed groups on the border with Venezuela.

At least 80 people were killed in northeast Colombia following failed attempts at peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said.

have been clashing with former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, take shelter at a soccer stadium in Cucuta, Colombia, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. Credit: AP/Fernando Vergara The ...