The disturbing rhetoric on social media of Colombia’s Gustavo Petro against Israel and his refusal to condemn the horrific attacks by Hamas has alarming implications for his country’s standing on the world stage and among close allies.
Vandals attempted to storm the Colombian Congress during a protest in Bogotá, hours after police command posts were attacked and torched during riots.
Violence in Colombia’s capital erupted Tuesday night after rioters targeted police stations and city’s transportation infrastructure. Food shortages begin to set-in with prolonged strike.
Claudia López accuses the National Police of using indiscriminate force during the Bogotá protests. Government claims criminal organizations attacked the city.
The US Department of State’s 2019 terrorism report claims that Colombia’s ELN has resurged from its historical base and half of its 3,000 members are in Venezuela.
The U.S Army’s 82nd Airborne is exchanging strategic and tactical expertise with Colombian paratroopers as part of a six-day joint military operation.
Venezuelan leader Juan Guaidó referred to Gustavo Petro, the socialist Senator and former Mayor of Bogotá, as an “accomplice of the Maduro dictatorship.”
Colombians are rallying around their National Police in a huge outpouring of emotion after 20 cadets were killed in a car bomb orchestrated by the ELN guerrilla.
Colombia’s High Peace Commissioner has ruled out any possibility of peace talks with ELN after authorities confirm their involvement in Bogotá bombing.
Colombia’s Attorney General has identified the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla as authors of the car bombing in Bogotá that killed 21 and injured 68.
Hours after a car bomb exploded inside a police academy in Colombian capital Bogotá, President Iván Duque rallied compatriots to “stand united” against terrorism.