A fierce outbreak of fighting in northern Colombia between rival guerilla factions in a drug turf war, has displaced tens of thousands of people.

Petro, himself a former guerilla fighter from the M-19 movement, was elected in 2022 on the platform of achieving “total peace” by negotiating with the various paramilitary and guerilla forces ...

They have yet to engage guerrilla fighters directly or deploy to the most critical zones, where senior officers say violence is still raging. Colombia has enjoyed almost a decade of relative peace ...

But amid intense political pressure from within his own government, the former Marxist guerrilla fighter acquiesced to all U.S. demands. The White House confirmed on Sunday that Colombia's ...

Army commander Luis Emilio Cardozo said guerrilla fighters took civilians from their homes and "killed them." He added the army was offering people refuge on military bases, and said food was ...

It targeted civilians and dissident fighters of a rival formation comprised of ex-members of the now-defunct FARC guerrilla force who kept fighting after it disarmed in 2017. Authorities report at ...