War

Catatumbo campaign

Jan 2018 · 9.34° N, 71.71° W

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When
Jan 2018
Kind
War
Coordinates
9.34° N, 71.71° W
Description
war between militia groups in Colombia's Catatumbo region over drug trade

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Catatumbo campaign

Ongoing war between militia groups in Colombia's Catatumbo region over drug trade

The Catatumbo campaign has been an ongoing period of strategic violence between militia faction groups in the Catatumbo region of Colombia and Venezuela since January 2018. It is an extension of the war on drugs and developed after the Colombian peace process of 2016. The existence of the war was officially announced in August 2019 after a Human Rights Watch (HRW) investigation.

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