Clashes between armed groups in Colombia kill at least 52

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At least 52 guerrilla fighters have died in clashes between rival armed groups competing for control of a cocaine production and trafficking region in southeastern Colombia. The violence occurred near Barranco Colorado in Guaviare department, marking the region's most intense recent conflict.

Rival groups are vying for territorial control of strategic cocaine production and trafficking region At least 52 guerrilla fighters have been killed in clashes between two rival armed groups vying for territorial control of a strategic cocaine production and trafficking region in south-east Colombia, a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) involved in the fighting has said. The clashes, the most violent in recent months, took place in the jungles of the department of Guaviare, near the village of Barranco Colorado. Continue reading...