Category: World News

Xander Kingsley
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Venezuela’s Role in Colombia’s Violence: Safe Havens, Guns, and a Border at War

A border war in all but name: armed groups shelter in Venezuela while fighting in Colombia’s Catatumbo drives mass displacement. Colombia says it seized Venezuelan military weapons and suspended talks with the ELN after a January 2025 offensive. Human rights groups report killings, kidnappings, and child recruitment, as thousands of Venezuelan refugees are uprooted again.