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Targeted by U.S., Armed Group Strikes Back in Colombia

American forces are helping Colombia and Venezuela hunt the ELN. This weekend, the group attacked a Colombian military base with drones, officials said.

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Members of the National Liberation Army, Colombia’s oldest active leftist rebel group, in Arauca, Colombia, in July.

What Trump’s Midterm Defeat Means for Iran and Oil Prices

Commentators abroad wondered what President Trump’s electoral losses might mean for oil prices, the war on Iran and the future of American politics.

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President Trump walking offstage after a rally in Salina, Kan., on Sunday. The election results mean the Democrats will take control of the House and Senate.

U.S. Assisted Venezuela in Deadly Drone Strike, Officials Say

The attack on a drug-trafficking group killed about two dozen people, a rights group said. It comes as the United States is militarizing the fight against “narcoterrorism” in Latin America.

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The National Liberation Army, or ELN, in Arauca, Colombia. The rebel army is active in Colombia and Venezuela.

Colombia’s ‘Narcoterrorist’ Crackdown Raises Questions Over Killings

Military-involved deaths have roiled a country with an iron-fisted new president — and a history of extrajudicial killings.

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Yuli Motta at her home in Guaviare province, Colombia. She says she witnessed the fatal shooting of Luis Carlos Mojica by members of the Colombian military last month.
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