ELN murders two soldiers in Norte de Santander
- El Carmen, where the attack took place, is part of Catatumbo, a region covering 10,089 square kilometers, mostly jungle, in the department of Norte de Santander.
- In this area of the country, which borders Venezuela, there is the presence of the dissidents ELN and FARC, as well as the stronghold of the Popular Liberation...
- In addition to El Carmen, Catatumbo, one of the poorest and forgotten regions of Colombia, includes the municipalities of Convention, Tibú, El Tarra, Hacarí, La Playa, San Calixto,...
El Carmen, where the attack took place, is part of Catatumbo, a region covering 10,089 square kilometers, mostly jungle, in the department of Norte de Santander.
In this area of the country, which borders Venezuela, there is the presence of the dissidents ELN and FARC, as well as the stronghold of the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) and other gangs that clash over corridors for drug and crop trafficking coca drugs.
In addition to El Carmen, Catatumbo, one of the poorest and forgotten regions of Colombia, includes the municipalities of Convention, Tibú, El Tarra, Hacarí, La Playa, San Calixto, Sardinata and Teorama.
In recent days the ELN has unleashed a series of actions in several regions of the country and attacked oil pipelines in the departments of Arauca and Norte de Santander.