The decision targets members of the Estado Mayor Central rebel group after reports of minors being forcibly recruited. The administration of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced it is suspending a ceasefire agreement with a rebel group accused of killing four Indigenous people in a recent attack. The government said on Monday that it will resume attacks on the Estado …
Nicolas Maduro and Gustavo Petro holding talks in Caracas as neighbouring countries repair relationship severed in 2019. The talks in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Tuesday between Colombia’s new left-wing President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro come just weeks after the two nations reopened key, shared border crossings. “For six years, there has been a political vacuum between two …
Some accuse Venezuelan army of using excessive force in operation against armed groups near Colombia-Venezuela border. About 4,700 Venezuelans have been displaced to neighbouring Colombia during the past week, according to Colombian government figures, after the Venezuelan military launched an operation against armed groups near the border. The Venezuelan military launched an operation last weekend against fighters belonging to what …
