10 hours ago · O n January 16th violence erupted in Catatumbo on Colombia’s border with Venezuela. Colombia’s oldest active guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), began attacking dissidents of ...

Jan 21, 2025 · TRES BOCAS, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands.. According to the United Nations, more than 18,000 people have fled the northeastern region as fighting between the National ...

Since 2002, the relationship between Venezuela and Colombia has fluctuated due to ideological differences between both governments. Relations were cut in 2019, after humanitarian aid was supposed to arrive through the Venezuelan-Colombian border. Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro stated, that it was an open front for a coup.

Jan 20, 2025 · At least 80 people are dead and more than 18,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce clashes between two rival armed groups on the border with Venezuela.

Jan 6, 2025 · In recent years, Colombia-Venezuela relations have been extremely tense, with several instances of diplomatic breaks, and the volatile political situation in Venezuela could undermine efforts to restore them.

Oct 31, 2024 · A new diplomatic clash between the foreign ministers of Colombia and Venezuela has erupted at COP16, which concludes this week in Cali.

Feb 17, 2023 · BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela met on their border Thursday to sign an agreement designed to improve trade between the two countries and lift import duties on dozens of manufactured goods.

Jan 1, 2023 · Colombia and Venezuela are opening a key bridge linking the countries that had been closed for almost seven years amid political tensions, launching a new era of improved relations under Colombia’s new leftist president.

Aug 29, 2022 · Colombia and Venezuela have restored full diplomatic relations after a three-year break. A new Colombian ambassador, Armando Benedetti, arrived in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Sunday.

Jan 23, 2025 · The Colombian government has long known that the Venezuelan army coexists with the ELN in the border area, according to official sources consulted. The guerrilla organization carries out operations on Colombian soil and controls part of some regions, but its commanders hide out in Venezuela.