Weekly Report - 22 October 2026 (WR-26-42)

COLOMBIA: De la Espriella doubles down on security promises

ANDEAN COUNTRIES by Abbi Dicker 22 October 2026 98 views

During a trip to Colombia’s eastern border department of Arauca on 19 October, President Abelardo de la Espriella repeated his promise to launch a “total offensive” by the armed forces to defeat rebel groups such as the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) and dissident units of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc).

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