# Colombia on the brink: ELN guerrillas prepare to return to war

https://mins.news/en/item/15889

- The Guardian, 2026-08-07 07:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/aug/07/colombia-on-the-brink-eln-guerrilla-group-prepares-for-return-to-war

> As Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as Colombia’s president, he is pledging a new military offensive. The country’s last leftwing rebels, the National Liberation Army, are preparing to fight back. Camouflaged figures watch from the jungle near a riverbank while a commander sits with his rifle. Troops establish a concealed camp and remain alert to enemy drones as the prospect of renewed war grows.

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