EPL

News Colombia Peace

Colombian Mayors at a Crossroads: Co-Govern With Criminals or Flee

by Alicia Florez and Lara Loaiza 25 Aug 20236 Nov 2023

Members of the EPL group in Colombia, several with face masks

EPL

by InSight Crime 15 Jul 202213 Oct 2023

News

Colombia Decides EPL is No Longer Major Threat

by Juan Diego Cárdenas 19 Apr 202120 Apr 2021

Investigations Colombia

In Colombia, Child Soldiers Play Many Roles

by Mathew Charles 8 Apr 202120 Oct 2023

Brief

Colombia’s EPL Bitterly Divided Between Political, Drug Trafficking Factions

by Javier Villalba 22 May 202024 Apr 2023

Colombia Running Out of Incentives to Convince Armed Fighters to Surrender

by Juan Diego Posada 19 May 202024 Apr 2023

Brief

Drug Traffickers Used Venezuela’s Isla Margarita as Backdoor to Europe

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 4 Dec 201924 Apr 2023

Increase in Violence Leads to More Forced Displacements in Colombia

by Maria Alejandra Navarrete 23 Oct 201924 Apr 2023

Brief

Colombia’s EPL Faces Bleak Prospects After Death of Pácora

by Maria Alejandra Navarrete and Laura Alonso 1 Oct 201924 Apr 2023

ELN Gains Upper Hand Over EPL in Norte de Santander, Colombia

by Maria Alejandra Navarrete 24 Sep 201924 Apr 2023

Brief

Colombia’s Armed Groups Prey on Venezuela Migrants

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 19 Aug 201924 Apr 2023

EPL, Rastrojos Behind Rising Violence in Venezuela Border State of Táchira

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 6 May 201924 Apr 2023

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