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Eight Venezuelan soldiers killed in clashes with Colombian militia
Apr 29, 2021 10:11Eight Venezuelan soldiers have been killed in fighting with illegal Colombian armed groups along the border with Colombia, the Venezuelan Defense Ministry says.
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Venezuela sets up military unit on volatile border with Colombia
Apr 06, 2021 12:40Venezuela has set up a special military unit on its border with Colombia, following incursions by armed Colombian groups that have caused Venezuelan casualties.
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Russia expels two Colombian diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Dec 23, 2020 15:25Russia has expelled two Colombian diplomats in response to the expulsion of two of its diplomats from the South American country.
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Colombia official says troops alone will not stop killings
Aug 29, 2020 06:31A recent spate of mass killings in Colombia will not be stopped by the presence of the armed forces alone, a high-ranking security official said this week, emphasizing that social investment is key to ending violence.
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Maduro: US, Colombia have long plotted to assassinate me
Aug 24, 2020 15:19Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has denounced the United States and its allies in neighboring Colombia for their longtime plots to eliminate him and the Latin American country’s senior military officials.
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Venezuela captures 39 ‘army deserters’ over botched plot
May 15, 2020 09:26Venezuelan troops have arrested 39 army forces on the Colombian border, over a recent botched plot to kidnap President Nicolas Maduro.
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Venezuela on high alert after abortive US-backed military raid
May 04, 2020 14:13The Venezuelan military has been placed on heightened alert after foiling a raid by US-backed mercenaries.
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Colombian coal mine blast results in multiple fatalities
Apr 05, 2020 12:57Eleven people were killed and four injured in an accidental explosion at a Colombian coal mine in Cucunuba, near Bogota, on Saturday, according to the local fire department.
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Musicians join anti-government protests in Colombia
Dec 09, 2019 14:26Thousands of Colombian protesters including dozens of musicians marched, sang and banged pots and pans Sunday in a bold new show of discontent with President Ivan Duque's administration.
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Colombians protest against government, US backs Bogota
Nov 28, 2019 09:22Thousands of Colombians have flocked to the streets in the country’s capital during a second nationwide strike against the government’s economic reforms, corruption, and police violence.