Clashes between two rival armed groups in southeastern Colombia leave at least 52 guerrilla fighters dead, according to a statement from a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) involved in the fighting. The fighting occurs in the jungles of the Guaviare department, near the village of Barranco Colorado.
Both outlets report that the groups are competing for control of a strategic cocaine production and trafficking area. The clashes are described as the most violent in recent months. The available information is limited to the death toll cited by the FARC faction that says it is taking part in the clashes, and the reports do not provide further details on casualties among other groups, the exact identities of all forces involved, or the duration and scale of the fighting beyond the location and context.
Overall, the reports depict a renewed escalation in violence in a key drug-linked region, driven by territorial disputes between armed factions.
