哥伦比亚新总统德拉埃斯皮利亚即将上任，宣布将结束和平谈判并发动新的军事攻势[1]。作为哥伦比亚最后一支游击队的民族解放军（ELN）随即表示已做好战争准备[1]。该组织成立于1964年，现有约6300名成员[1]。
ELN西部战线指挥官耶尔松在乔科地区接受采访时明确表示将采取武装行动[1]。他声称"我们能进攻的地方，我们就进攻"，并称"如果ELN领导说进行全国性军事攻势，我们就进攻"[1]。德拉埃斯皮利亚给包括ELN在内的武装组织一个月时间投降，否则将面临后果[1]。
ELN近年来多次实施暴力活动[1]。一周前，该组织声称实施的汽车炸弹在靠近委内瑞拉边境的警察局外爆炸，造成12名警官和3名平民受伤[1]。2019年，ELN声称实施的警察学院自杀式汽车炸弹事件导致22人死亡[1]。该组织声称将继续为政治经济改革而战斗[1]。哥伦比亚武装冲突已持续62年，造成数十万人死亡和数百万人流离失所[1]。
Colombia's incoming president Abelardo de la Espriella is set to take office on Friday and has pledged to end peace negotiations with armed groups while launching a new military offensive [1]. The president has given armed organizations one month to surrender, warning of consequences for those who refuse [1].
The National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia's last remaining guerrilla group, has indicated it is prepared to resume hostilities [1]. Yerzon, the western front commander of the ELN, stated in an interview from the Chocó region that the group will attack "wherever we can attack" and that if ELN leadership orders a nationwide military offensive, "we will attack" [1]. Founded in 1964, the ELN comprises approximately 6,300 members and maintains it will continue fighting for political and economic reforms [1].
Recent violence attributed to the group underscores the escalating tensions. A car bomb claimed by the ELN near a police station close to the Venezuelan border wounded twelve police officers and three civilians a week prior to the new administration's arrival [1]. In 2019, a suicide car bombing at a police academy claimed by the ELN killed 22 people [1]. Colombia's armed conflict has persisted for 62 years, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of displaced persons [1].