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The ELN is the last real guerrilla force in Latin America and has transitioned into a real transnational threat in Colombia and Venezuela.
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BOLIVIA /
29 DEC 2022
The US is losing allies in Latin America just as production of cocaine, fentanyl, and other synthetic drugs is going…
COLOMBIA /
28 DEC 2022
Colombian President Gustavo Petro's Total Peace plan faces a very tough road ahead. Can over 20 criminal groups really all…
COLOMBIA /
19 DEC 2022
Entrenched criminal groups on the Colombia border keep resisting Venezuelan Army efforts to root them out.
COLOMBIA /
15 DEC 2022
The murders of social leaders in Colombia suggest that some armed groups are not yet entirely committed to the government's…
COLOMBIA /
26 OCT 2022
The ELN plays a continuing role in facilitating large-scale cattle smuggling between Colombia and Venezuela.
COLOMBIA /
14 OCT 2022
ELN fighting has reduced in most of Colombia following peace talk commitments, but in Arauca, the group remains active.
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