{"id":39423,"date":"2026-05-29T17:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/dozens-killed-in-clashes-between-rival-farc-dissident-factions-in-colombia\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:56:15","slug":"dozens-killed-in-clashes-between-rival-farc-dissident-factions-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/dozens-killed-in-clashes-between-rival-farc-dissident-factions-in-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens killed in clashes between rival FARC dissident factions in Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About 52 guerrillas were killed in clashes between rival armed groups in southeastern Colombia, according to a statement Thursday from one of the groups involved, Anadolu reports.<\/p>\n

The deadliest fighting in recent months took place in Colombia’s Guaviare department, a strategic corridor for cocaine trafficking and illegal logging that has become a key battleground between the armed groups. rivals seeking control of roads linking the Amazon region to the borders of Brazil and Peru.<\/p>\n

Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said fighting had taken place in the area and that troops had been deployed to protect civilians without giving casualty figures.<\/p>\n

The clashes involved rival dissident factions of the FARC led by Nestor Gregorio Vera, known as Ivan Mordisco, and Alexander Diaz Mendoza, known as Calarca. Cordoba, as they battled for control of territory in southeastern Colombia.<\/p>\n

According to a statement from Mendoza’s group, a convoy of about 100 fighters was suddenly attacked in their camp by roughly 250 rival fighters on Tuesday, sparking three hours of fighting.<\/p>\n

The group said the attackers later withdrew, leaving about 50 fighters dead, while two members of Mendoza’s faction were wounded. also killed.<\/p>\n

Both factions rejected the 2016 peace deal that led to the disarmament of some 13,000 FARC members.<\/p>\n

However, rivalry between the factions intensified in 2024 after they adopted opposing approaches to President Gustavo Petro’s peace initiative. Mendoza’s group entered into negotiations with the government, while Vera’s faction continued armed operations against the state after the suspension of a bilateral ceasefire.<\/p>\n

The violence follows another deadly incident in Guaviare two weeks ago, when four Colombian soldiers were killed and three wounded by improvised explosive devices in a remote jungle area, according to the Colombian military.<\/p>\n

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