Colombia: In Colombia, Marxist Rebels Hold the Oil Industry Hostage

Jan 10, 2018 | Maximo Anderson, Bloomberg
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A three-month cease-fire—the first in three years of negotiations between the ELN and the government—expired on Jan. 9. While the group’s leadership, which claims around 4,000 fighters, had pledged to carry on with talks, rebels resumed attacks on a vital oil pipeline that runs through Arauca just hours after the deadline expired.