HAVANA, June 9 (Reuters) - Colombia's government and the left-wing ELN guerrilla group declared a bilateral ceasefire on Friday, as a third cycle of peace talks closed in Havana.

Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels will respond with military force to any break in their ceasefire with the government, leader Antonio Garcia told Reuters, predicting that the ...

The Colombian government and the ELN have been engaged in peace negotiations since at least 2012, but the six-month ceasefire agreed on Friday is the longest agreed upon since the guerrilla group ...

Colombia, ELN rebels begin six-month ceasefire. Ceasefire, set to run for 180 days, marks largest victory so far in President Gustavo Petro’s ‘total peace’ plan.

What began as a hopeful announcement of a six-month ceasefire with the National Liberation Army (ELN) and other armed groups in Colombia, has ended in a political entanglement that casts doubts on ...

The ceasefire is a major development for Colombia, as the country has only struck a bilateral agreement with the ELN once before. That was in September 2017 , and it lasted just 101 days.

Despite government efforts to establish peace, illegal armed groups in Colombia have increased membership and territorial ...

Colombia has suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, after blaming the rebel group for an attack that killed two soldiers and injured more than 20.

Colombia's Marxist ELN rebel group says it will only suspend kidnappings of civilians if the government finances projects that would provide the group with other sources of income.

Violence in northeastern Colombia has left over 80 dead and thousands displaced following failed peace talks between the government and the National Liberation Army (ELN). The attacks occurred in ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group announced a unilateral truce on Sunday, to last until Jan. 3, the first since the previous ceasefire broke down in August.

BOGOTA, Colombia — The head of Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group said on Monday it would only abide by a recent agreement to suspend the kidnappings of civilians for ransom if the ...