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30/10/26 [Associated Press News] > Militarizan ciudad fronteriza de Colombia golpeada por la violencia : La ciudad colombiana de Cúcuta permanecía el viernes militarizada por orden del presidente Abelardo de la Espriella en un intento por contener un complejo escenario de violencia alimentada por grupos ...
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30/10/26 [UPI] > Colombia deploys troops to Venezuela border city amid violence : Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella ordered the immediate, temporary military intervention in Cúcuta after a surge in violence.
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30/10/26 [The Rio Times] > Colombia Orders Cúcuta Militarization : Cúcuta militarization began with a presidential order on 29 October 2026; no decree or troop numbers are public and the order is temporary.
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27/10/26 [Latin Times on MSN] > Border bombing near Colombia-Venezuela bridge puts Cúcuta on edge after official's murder : At least seven people, mostly police officers, were wounded in a bombing near Cúcuta's DIAN customs complex, prompting the closure of a major bridge to Venezuela.
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26/10/26 [The Rio Times] > Cúcuta Mayoral Hopeful Castellanos Shot Dead : Miguel Castellanos, a former Cúcuta security chief and mayoral hopeful, was shot dead on 26 October. No suspects; a US$16,000 reward is offered.
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20/10/26 [OneFootball on MSN] > Atlético Nacional stumble against Cúcuta Deportivo and raise doubts : Atlético Nacional suffered a bitter 1-0 defeat away to Cúcuta Deportivo in the Liga BetPlay 2026-II. The hosts capitalized on an early goal and defended effectively, securing a vital result that moves ...
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28/07/26 [Business Wire] > Veolia Strengthens its Leadership in Latin America with a Landmark Water Contract in Colombia to Modernize Cúcuta’s Water Infrastructure : PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Veolia (Paris:VIE) has reached a major milestone in its development in Latin America with the launch of a long-term project to modernize water and sanitation ...
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28/07/26 [Business Wire] > Veolia Strengthens Its Leadership in Latin America with a Landmark Water Contract in Colombia to Modernize Cúcuta’s Water Infrastructure : Veolia has reached a major milestone in its development in Latin America with the launch of a long-term project to modernize water and sanitation infrastructure, enhance the resilience of essential ...
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28/05/25 [Worldcrunch] > Cúcuta, The Bad Guys Have Taken Over In Colombia’s New Drug Trafficking Hub : CUCÚTA — Back in 2016, many Colombians were outraged when the writer Iván Gallo called the city of Cúcuta, on the Venezuelan border, a “dump.” Nine years on, I’m still trying to prove him wrong. If ...
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26/02/24 [InSight Crime] > With Venezuelan Criminal Groups Strengthening, Violence in Cúcuta Rises : The principal crossing point from Venezuela into Colombia, the frontier city of Cúcuta, has seen rising levels of violence as it struggles to confront the growing strength of Venezuelan criminal ...