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At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail

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Recent violence in Colombia's Catatumbo region has resulted in a significant number of deaths, with varying reports citing between 60 and 80 fatalities. Civilians are among the victims, and the situation has been exacerbated by the presence of rival factions vying for control of the local cocaine trade. The violence has forced thousands of people to flee, and at least three individuals involved in peace talks have been kidnapped. The deployment of 5,000 troops by the army is an attempt to quell the violence.

  1. CO
    José Trinidad
    1. Displacement is killing us here in the region.
  2. CO
    William Villamizar
    1. Boys, girls, young people, teenagers, entire families are showing up with nothing, riding trucks, dump trucks, motorcycles, whatever they can, on foot, to avoid being victims of this confrontation.
  3. CO
    Ombudsman's Office
    1. In some communities in the region, food shortages are beginning to be reported, affecting local communities.
    2. Elderly people, children, adolescents, pregnant women and people with disabilities are suffering the consequences of these events.
  4. CO
    Ivan Velasquez
    1. The priority is to save lives and guarantee the security of communities.
    2. We have deployed our troops throughout the entire region.
  5. CO
    Association of Mothers of Catatumbo for Peace
    1. The bullets exchanged not only hurt those who hold the weapons, but also tear apart the dreams of our communities, break up families and sow terror in the hears of our children.

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sources

  1. 1.CNN
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.BBC
  4. 4.Al Jazeera
  5. 5.Agence France-Presse
  6. 6.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Organized crime
  3. 3.Drug Trafficking
  4. 4.Colombian Armed Groups
  5. 5.Colombia under Gustavo Petro

countries

  1. 1.ColombiaCO
  2. 2.PeruPE
  3. 3.Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVE

organizations

  1. 1.Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
  2. 2.Institute for Development and Peace Studies
  3. 3.Ombudsman's OfficeCO
  4. 4.National Liberation Army
  5. 5.Association for Peasant Unity
  6. 6.Association of Mothers of Catatumbo for PeaceCO
  7. 7.Gulf Clan
  8. 8.Norte de Santander

persons

  1. 1.Gustavo PetroCO
  2. 2.Ivan VelasquezCO
  3. 3.Carmelo Guerrero
  4. 4.William VillamizarCO
  5. 5.Freiman Velasquez
  6. 6.Juan Gutiérrez
  7. 7.Luis Emilio Cardozo Santamaría
  8. 8.Luis Hernández
  9. 9.Roger Quintero
At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail