| 2022 Arauca clashes | |
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| Location | Arauca Department, Colombia |
| Date | 2 January 2022 |
Attack type | clashes |
| Deaths | 23 |
| Injured | unknown |
| 2022 Arauca clashes | |||||
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| Part of the Colombian conflict and the Venezuelan crisis | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| ELN |  FARC dissidents | ||||
On 2 January 2022, 23 people were killed in clashes between far-left guerrilla groups in Arauca Department, Colombia. [1] [2] The National Liberation Army (ELN) clashed with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents near the border with Venezuela. [1]
FARC agreed to a ceasefire in 2016, [2] but there are around 5,000 dissidents currently operating. [1] There are about 2,500 active ELN members. [1] Colombia is the world's largest producer of cocaine; the two militant groups clash due to fighting over control of the large illegal drug trade. [1]
