Colombia’s Peace Talks With The National Liberation Army Suspended Amid Growing Violence

On January 17th, Colombian President Gustavo Petro suspended all peace talks with the National Liberation Army after accusing the group of committing serious war crimes in the country’s Norte de Santander providence, according to Reuters.  The National Liberation Army, also known as the E.L.N., is a guerrilla group inspired by the Cuban Revolution of 1959. This leftist group was officially founded in 1964 in Colombia, with its initial bases in