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Escalation 0/100StableUpdated 2 minutes ago
Colombia has 0 recorded conflict incidents in the last 7 days with no fatalities reported, giving it an escalation score of 0 out of 100 on a stable trend.
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Situation synthesis
Colombia experienced multiple armed clashes and military operations targeting FARC dissidents and ELN members, including an airstrike in Guaviare resulting in 10 fatalities and Operation Azarías which killed 20 dissidents including a top leader. The ELN Northeastern War Front claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of three officers. Additionally, an air surveillance radar in Valle del Cauca was attacked.
Synthesised by AI across every recorded incident in this country, grounded in the reports listed below.
Recorded incidents
- armed clashOcaña-Cúcuta highway
The ELN Northeastern War Front claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of Major Fredy Alexis Russi González, patrol officers Erica Tatiana Monroy Hurtado and Edison Yesid Medina Traslaviña...
- explosionEl Carmelo
The Candelaria mayor office reported that an air surveillance radar belonging to the Civil Aviation Authority, located in the El Carmelo town, in Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, was at...
- armed clash20 killed
Colombian President Abelardo De la Espriella confirmed alias "Tigre" or "Pintado," the Carolina Ramírez structure top leader, was among the 20 dissidents killed in Operation Azarías, alongsi...
- airstrikeEl Retorno10 killed
Colombia Military released the first images of Operation Amón, the airstrike carried out last Thursday against FARC dissident camps under alias "Calarcá" in Guaviare department, targeting th...
- airstrikeEl Retorno10 killed
Colombia Military released the first images of Operation Amón, the airstrike carried out last Thursday against FARC dissident camps under alias "Calarcá" in Guaviare department, targeting th...
- armed clashLa Meseta1 killed
Alias "Perjuicio," identified as the Clan del Golfo chief hitman, was killed during a military operation in La Meseta, rural Andes, Antioquia department, carried out by the Fourth Brigade Ga...
- explosionLos Patios
GRAPHIC: A car bomb loaded with explosives was detonated against the main police station in Los Patios, in the Cúcuta metropolitan area, causing severe damage to the police facility and surr...
- armed clashEl Estrecho
FARC dissidents detonated a vehicle loaded with homemade explosives and opened fire on the No. 29 Training Battalion in El Estrecho, El Patía municipality, Cauca department, on the Pan-Ameri...
- battleGuaviare department8 killed
Colombian President Espriella announced a new operation against positions of the Carolina Ramirez Front, under the command of El Tigre, of the FARC dissident group in the Guaviare departm...
- airstrikeSierra Nevada region
A-29 Super Tucano combat aircraft carried out an airstrike against positions of the illegal armed group Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada, as part of military operations in the...
- armed clashNariño department
France 24: a Colombian-French soldier from France's Foreign Legion was kidnapped in a guerrilla-controlled region of Colombia, as the Colombian Army reported Thursday, identifying him as...
- armed clashJambaló
Colombia Third Division troops engaged in clashes with armed groups in both the rural and urban areas of Jambaló, Cauca department, with attackers reportedly using drones fitted with improvis...
- drone strikePelaya
Four Colombian security personnel were injured after being attacked by an explosive drone, likely from the ELN, in Pelaya, Cesar Department, earlier this Thursday. @wfwitness 💧 Rainbe...
- armed clashLa Plata
Army 9th Brigade troops were attacked with drones and engaged in clashes with the FARC Hernando González Acosta front in La Plata, Huila department, after the controlled detonation of a cyli...
- armed clashEl Tambo
Armed men attacked the police station in El Tambo, Cauca department, this morning with rifle fire and explosive-laden drones, in an assault preliminarily attributed to FARC dissidents. The ...
- armed clashMiranda
Heavy clashes are underway in Miranda, Cauca, between National Army troops and structures of the Dagoberto Ramos dissident group. The fighting is concentrated in urban and rural sectors tow...
- armed clashMondomo, Cauca
Troops from the 29th Brigade, coordinating with the National Police, located and destroyed two dredge-type illegal mining production units in the rural area of Mondomo, Cauca. During the op...
- armed clashMesopotamia, La Unión, Antioquia
Armed men intercepted a public bus in Mesopotamia, La Unión, Antioquia department, forcing passengers off before setting the vehicle on fire, with the perpetrators reportedly claiming to belo...
- armed clashLa Gloria
Troops from Colombia 10th Brigade clashed with alleged ELN support networks in La Gloria, Cesar department, capturing two suspects and seizing 1,500 gallons of diesel and two tractor-trailer...
- armed clashPutumayo department
Heavy clashes are underway in a mountainous area of Putumayo department, Colombia, as National Army troops confront illegal armed groups in the region. The operations aim to maintain territ...
- armed clashLos Ceibos, Palmira
An alleged member of the Adán Izquierdo dissident group was captured following a clash with Third Brigade troops in Los Ceibos, Palmira, Valle del Cauca department, after the structure attac...
- armed clashNorosí police station, southern Bolívar department
GRAPHIC: the Norosí police station, southern Bolívar department, was attacked during the afternoon of August 19 with explosive-laden drones and gunshots , in an action preliminarily attribut...
- armed clashInzá
FARC dissident structures have been attacking the military base in Inzá, Cauca department, since 4:00 a.m. today, with troops from the José Hilario López Infantry Battalion responding to the...
- armed clashBriceño
Colombian Rapid Deployment Force No. 7, with support from the CTI, secured the surrender of alias "La Mona," accused of operating drones and serving as an explosives expert for the FARC's St...
- armed clashSierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Intense clashes between the Conquistador Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) and the Gulf Clan over territorial control, illicit economies, and strategic drug trafficking corrido...