Cúcuta grapples with a deep security crisis after ELN attacks injure seven. The government deploys thousands of police and soldiers, offering rewards for information on those responsible for the escalating violence in the Colombian border city.
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Humanitarian crisis erupts in Colombia’s Catatumbo amid ELN violence
Over 11,000 people have fled Colombia’s Catatumbo region amid escalating violence between ELN and FARC dissidents. The death toll has reached 100. As the Armed Forces deploy additional troops, President Petro may declare a state of internal disturbance.
Colombia and Venezuela reopen international border for trade
Colombia and Venezuela reopened overland borders at Cúcuta and San Antonio after the two bridges were barricaded with the 2019 humanitarian aid convoy fiasco.
Editorial: From a border to broader chaos
Colombia’s Iván Duque has waged foreign policy capital on regime change in Venezuela. But, the arrival of Russian military experts to back Maduro will extend the migrant crisis and geopolitical stalemate.
Thousands of Venezuelans stranded as violence on Colombian border continues
Venezuelan protestors at the border crossing in Villa Rosario are battling Maduro’s security forces and paramilitaries known as Colectivos after humanitarian aid was destroyed.
Tale of four bridges: Aid burnt and blocked at Colombian border
The humanitarian aid destined for Venezuela was suspended by interim president Guaidó after violence flared up at Colombia’s border crossings.
Venezuela’s Guaidó in Colombia: “We are not begging, we are resisting a dictatorship”
In an act of bravery, defying Maduro’s travel ban, Guaidó turned up in Cucutá to see the humanitarian aid ready to be moved Saturday.
Migración Colombia reveals extent of Venezuelan migration in the country
As humanitarian aid stockpiles along the Venezuelan border, the flow of migrants continues with new figures released by Migración Colombia.