After Trump Call, Colombia’s Petro Turns Up Heat on Far-Left Armed Group NYT | Top Stories Annie Correal, Genevieve Glatsky and Max Bearak 16 January 2026 at 21:58 President Gustavo Petro of Colombia is taking a harder line against the National Liberation Army, or ELN, a leftist group experts call a powerful drug trafficker in Colombia and Venezuela. © Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesNational Liberation Army, or ELN, rebels in the Catatumbo region of Colombia last year.