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SAA event in Norte de Santander, Guamalito area, Colombia on Sat 24th January 2026

24th January 2026

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On 24 January 2026, near Guamalito (El Carmen, Norte de Santander), suspected armed members of the FARC dissident 33rd Front stopped a pickup truck and a motorcycle, forced three men to dismount, and shot them dead in a rural road between Guamalito and La Gloria. The assailants burned the vehicles. Two victims belonged to a support network of the ELN Camilo Torres front, coordinating drug commercialization in the area. The killings are linked to a retaliatory attack over disputes surrounding contraband fuel used in cocaine processing. No arrests were made. 3 fatalities.

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Colombia (COL)

Norte de Santander ( Guamalito area )

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