Leftist guerrilla factions clash in Colombia jungle, leaving 27 dead
The massacre occurred in jungle territory where both factions vie for control of coca cultivation zones and cocaine trafficking routes that generate millions in monthly revenue.
At least 27 fighters from a FARC dissident faction were killed in clashes with a rival guerrilla group in Colombia's southwestern Guaviare department, military authorities confirmed Sunday. The massacre occurred in jungle territory where both factions vie for control of coca cultivation zones and cocaine trafficking routes that generate millions in monthly revenue.
The killings highlight a deepening paradox within President Gustavo Petro's "Total Peace" initiative: the government is actively negotiating with the faction led by Calarcá Córdoba—the same group responsible for Sunday's bloodshed—while that organization simultaneously wages territorial war to consolidate its grip on the very criminal economies the peace process aims to dismantle. This contradiction exposes fundamental tensions in Colombia's approach to ending decades of armed conflict.
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