"The two groups have been fighting for control of the Guaviare region of the Amazon, a region strategic for cocaine production and trafficking. At least 27 members of a leftist rebel group have been killed in clashes in central Colombia with a rival faction, according to military authorities, at a time of heightened tension in the region under the pall of United States military action in Venezuela and threats against Colombia."
"The army said on Saturday on X that the fight was mainly about control of territory, as the region is strategic for cocaine production and trafficking. The clashes took place between a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) led by the country's most wanted man, Nestor Gregorio Vera, known by his war name Ivan Mordisco, and another led by Alexander Diaz Mendoza, alias Calarca Cordoba, a second military source specified."
The Guaviare region of the Amazon is contested by two rival FARC factions fighting for control of territory strategic for cocaine production and trafficking. At least 27 members of the faction led by Nestor Gregorio Vera (Ivan Mordisco) were killed in Sunday clashes in the rural municipality of El Retorno, about 300km southeast of Bogota. The clashes followed a split of the Central General Staff in April 2024. The opposing faction led by Alexander Diaz Mendoza (Calarca Cordoba) is engaged in peace talks with President Gustavo Petro, while Vera’s group has continued attacks after the government suspended a bilateral ceasefire. Military sources said the death toll is preliminary.
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