Venezuela’s turn into the U.S. fold after the capture of former dictator Nicolas Maduro has overturned the fight against the National Liberation Army, which long used the country as its haven. The ELN has emerged as Colombia’s and Latin America’s largest left-wing guerrilla group, helped along by the tolerance of Maduro and the vacuum left […]
Venezuela’s turn into the U.S. fold after the capture of former dictator Nicolas Maduro has overturned the fight against the National Liberation Army, which long used the country as its haven.
The ELN has emerged as Colombia’s and Latin America’s largest left-wing guerrilla group, helped along by the tolerance of Maduro and the vacuum left by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. It long relied on bases in Venezuela, to which it would retreat after launching attacks on Colombian security forces. The period of uncertainty after Maduro’s fall regarding this arrangement was broken dramatically last month, when Venezuela launched a strike on an ELN camp using U.S. drones and intelligence, killing 19 people.
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