Colombia News » Arauca News Colombia » Arauca » History: President moving Colombian capital to war-torn Arauca
News channel or source: https://www.semissourian.com/news/president-moving-colombian-capital-to-war-torn-arauca-114428
Published on: Tuesday 15 July 2003
ARAUCA, Colombia -- Colombia's president transferred the seat of government to a rebel war zone Tuesday to show broadening federal control, while outlawed paramilitary fighters -- avowed enemies of ...
News Colombia » Arauca » History: Colombian governor says he survived an assasination attempt in oil-rich Arauca province
News channel or source: https://www.wtop.com/world/2025/11/colombian-governor-says-he-survived-an-assasination-attempt-in-oil-rich-arauca-province/
Published on: Monday 10 November 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The governor of Colombia’s Arauca province said Monday that he survived an assassination attempt while traveling between two towns in the country’s eastern plains. Gov. Renson ...
News Colombia » Arauca » History: Mirror of Control: How the ELN Dominates Both Arauca and Apure
News channel or source: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/mirror-control-how-eln-dominates-arauca-apure/
Published on: Sunday 07 December 2025
“Every organism in the territory. Every cell there is. They want to control it absolutely.” That is how a human rights investigator described life in the Colombian department of Arauca, along the ...