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Colombia: Violence unleashes on Catatumbo, a region forgotten by the Colombian state
The Catatumbo region, in the northeast of Colombia and bordering Venezuela, has lived for decades between armed conflict and ...
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Colombia: Protect Civilians In Catatumbo
Located in the north-east of Colombia, in the Norte de Santander department, the Catatumbo region stretches between the Eastern Andes and the vicinities of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. This is a ...
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Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region
Located on Colombia’s border with Venezuela, the Catatumbo region has around 300,000 residents and produces 15% of Colombia’s coca crop. The FARC-EMC and the ELN have long battled for control ...
Colombian drug gang violence kills 60 people
The death toll from attacks by a rebel group in Colombia's Catatumbo region has risen to 60, the country's human rights ...
Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region
The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new ...