ELN

ELN members stand to order

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ELN Keeps Fighting in Key State Despite Peace Talk Plans With Colombia Government

by Javier Lizcano Villalba and Juan Diego Posada 14 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

Varios expertos en crimen organizado conversando sobre los grupos criminales binacionales

News

Colombo-Venezuelan Guerrillas Pose Challenge for Colombia’s ‘Total Peace’: InSight Crime Panel

by Juan Diego Posada 3 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela maintains a complex relationship with the ELN.

Investigations ELN

Venezuela, Colombia, and the ELN at the Crossroads of Peace

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 3 Oct 202219 Oct 2023

Investigations ELN

Venezuela and the ELN’s Love-Hate Relationship with Drug Trafficking

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 3 Oct 202219 Oct 2023

The ELN and other Colombian guerrilla groups have found a new home in Venezuela, making them binational groups.

Investigations ELN

Rebels and Paramilitaries: Colombia’s Guerrillas in Venezuela

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 3 Oct 202219 Oct 2023

Investigations Colombia

Pablito’s Plan: Rise of the ELN in Venezuela

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 3 Oct 202219 Oct 2023

Gentil Duarte, El Paisa, Jesus Santrich and Romana are just some of the ex-FARC commanders to have been killed in Venezuela

Investigations Venezuela

How Venezuela Became a Cemetery for the ex-FARC Mafia Leadership

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 3 Oct 202219 Oct 2023

The Colombo-Venezuelan Guerrillas: How Colombia’s War Migrated to Venezuela

Pablito is one of the ELN's longstanding and most belligerent commanders. His support would be crucial to any peace talks in Colombia.

Gustavo Aníbal Giraldo, alias ‘Pablito’

by InSight Crime 3 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia raises a fist in celebration

Colombia’s Risky Bet on Total Peace

by Juan Diego Posada 13 Sep 202213 Oct 2023

Colombia President Gustavo Petro

Can Colombia’s Gustavo Petro Overcome Violent Challenge to ‘Total Peace’?

by Sara Garcia 6 Sep 202213 Oct 2023

ELN and Gaitanistas War Again in Northern Colombia

by Juliana Manjarrés 16 Aug 202213 Oct 2023

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