The Urabeños are a new player in a protracted two-year fight for the border between the ELN and the Rastrojos. Though the Rastrojos had long controlled drug trafficking, human trafficking and contraband between the two countries, the superior strength of the ELN, as well as backing by the Venezuelan government, put Los Rastrojos on the back foot, with members regularly killed or arrested. By Juan Diego Posada. Full Text -> InSightCrime

The Colombian criminal group Los Rastrojos is fighting a two-front war: against ELN guerrillas looking to usurp the group’s highly profitable operations along the border with Venezuela, and against Venezuelan security forces that have been targeting them. by Venezuela Investigative Unit. Full text -> Insight Crime