"Trump said earlier this month any country that produces cocaine and sells it to the United States was subject to attack. The ELN, the oldest surviving guerrilla group in the Americas, controls key drug-producing regions of Colombia and vowed on Friday to fight for the country's defense in the face of Trump's threats of imperialist intervention. It urged civilians in areas it controls to stay indoors for 72 hours starting 6am on Sunday."
"Tensions in the surrounding region have grown in recent months, as the US has ramped up pressure on Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro, putting a $50m bounty on his head and ordering a massive military buildup in the Caribbean as well as a series of deadly airstrikes on alleged narco vessels, killing more than 80 people. With a force of about 5,800 combatants, the ELN the Spanish acronym for National Liberation Army is present in more than a fifth of Colombia's 1,100-plus municipalities,"
Colombia's ELN ordered civilians in areas under its control to stay indoors for 72 hours starting 6am Sunday while it conducts military exercises in response to perceived intervention threats from Donald Trump. The ELN urged civilians not to mix with fighters to avoid accidents and vowed to fight for the country's defense amid threats framed as imperialist intervention. Regional tensions have risen as the US increased pressure on Venezuela, including a $50m bounty on Nicolas Maduro, a Caribbean military buildup and deadly airstrikes. The ELN fields about 5,800 combatants, holds territory across more than a fifth of Colombian municipalities and has expanded presence and influence in multiple Venezuelan states; its growth is linked to the survival of the Maduro regime. The ELN has engaged in failed peace negotiations with successive Colombian governments.
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