Eln decrees new armed strike in Chocó: it will go until next Monday, May 5th

The Ombudsman's Office issued a humanitarian warning following the start of the 72-hour armed strike decreed by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in the department of Chocó. According to the entity, about 32,000 people from indigenous and Afro-descendant communities could be affected by restrictions imposed in the Alto Baudó subregion, where the measure is in place from noon on 2 May until midnight on 5. According to the Ombudsman's Office, the…

Havana, May 2 (RHC) The National Liberation Army (ELN) announced in Bogotá, an armed strike starting this Friday in Chocó, which brings restrictions on river and land mobility for citizens in that department of northwestern Colombia.

The guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN) began on Friday (02.05.2025) a 72-hour "armed stoppage" in the department of Chocó, Colombia, due to the clashes they have in that region with the Gulf Clan, the country's main criminal gang. "In the wake of the armed confrontations and to avoid affecting [...] Entry Colombia: ELN announces "armed stoppage" in the department of Chocó was first published in Foco Informativa.

Eln decrees a new 72-hour armed strike in Chocó: it will go until Monday, May 5th.Agencia Period... Vie, 02/05/2025 - 11:11 The guerrilla announced the measure as a mechanism of “protection” of the civilian population in the midst of clashes with illegal armed groups. Restrictions apply in the Baudó region. Tags { "@context": “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “DataFeed”, “name”: “”, “description”: “”, “creator”: { "@type": “Organization”, “name”: “…

The guerrillas banned any kind of mobility from Friday until the zero hours of May 5. The ELN guerrillas began a 72-hour “armed strike” in the Chocó department due to the clashes they have in that region with the Gulf Clan, the country’s main criminal gang. “As a result of the armed confrontations and to avoid affecting the civilian population in the midst of the military operations that are taking place, a 72-hour armed strike on the Baudó Rive…

The armed group clarified that the blockade will begin today, 2 May and will be in the Baudó River, Chocó, until Monday at midnight