A recent split within the EPL has left it weakened and allowed its bitter enemy, the ELN, to gain an advantage in Norte de Santander, a department on the border with Venezuela which contains crucial ...

Seven guerillas from the leftist insurgent group ELN were captured by Colombian authorities on Tuesday in the Norte de Santander department. Units of the Colombian military’s 30th Brigade reported ...

For Arauca, Cauca (excluding Popayán), and Norte de Santander departments, the Department of State wrote that violent crime is common in these locations. "Do not travel to these areas for any reason.

The National Police in Norte de Santander, through its Special Operations Group (GOES), captured two persons allegedly belonging to the Hector Front of the ELN guerrilla group. Information from ...

For Arauca, Cauca (excluding Popayán) and Norte de Santander, the department wrote, "Do not travel to these areas for any reason.

The Norte de Santander drug kingpin became a prime target of Colombian authorities after April 2006, when EPL members ambushed and killed 10 members of the Department of Administrative Security (DAS) ...

Leidy Lazaro Pava died in the incident in the village of El Reventon, Norte de Santander department, Colombia, on Monday. The 38-year-old woman was killed after stepping on the mine while she was ...

UN experts urged the Colombian government on Thursday to protect its civilians and called on the non-state armed groups to cease their attacks against the civilians, after the escalation of the ...

Minesa’s proposal is a $1.2-billion operation to be located in the north-central Santander department, just outside the Páramo de Santurbán.

During a meeting with páramo communities in the north-central Santander department, Colombian President Gustavo Petro reiterated his negative to allowing large-scale gold mining in the Páramo de ...