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Colombian rebels call for a ‘national accord’ after the US intervention in Venezuela
The ELN proposes collaboration with Colombia's new government to address poverty, environmental protection, and rural drug trade amid pressure from joint US-Colombian operations.
- The ELN published a statement Monday on X proposing a national accord to overcome political conflicts and work with the nation's new government after elections this year on poverty, ecosystems, and the rural drug trade.
- Early this month, U.S. action intensified pressure after capturing Nicolás Maduro, former President of Venezuela, while a New York indictment accuses him of protecting the ELN in Venezuelan territory.
- The ELN today retains around 5,000 fighters operating in Colombia and Venezuela, after last year's offensive in the Catatumbo region displaced more than 50,000 people.
- President Gustavo Petro said on Monday the ELN must end drug trafficking and recruiting minors and stop using Venezuelan camps or face joint actions, while Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said last week a Petro-Trump call eased tensions and covered the ELN's role.
- With officials moving against cross-border camps, Armando Benedetti, Colombian radio station Blu interviewer, said the ELN should be attacked when it retreats into camps in Venezuela.
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Colombian rebels call for a 'national accord' after the US intervention in Venezuela
Colombia’s National Liberation Army called for a “national accord” to overcome political conflicts, as it faces the prospects of attacks from the governments of Colombia and the United States.
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